[DeTomaso] ZF gear oil

Mike Thomas mbefthomas at comcast.net
Sat Apr 12 11:45:31 EDT 2014


Same thing many of us PNW's on the West side of the Cascades use.  Very
happy with it, and also approved by our local ZF specialist, Byron Sanborn,
who has done the rebuilds on a number of our boxes.

Mike Thomas
VP, POCA
VP, Panteras Northwest
Yellow '74 #6328



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From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Asa Jay
Laughton
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 8:55 PM
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF gear oil

Amsoil Severe Gear 75W-90
No additional additives

http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/gear-lube/severe-gear-75w-90/?code=SVG
QT-EA

Open Track, Autocross and two Open Road Races and still going.
Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 4/11/2014 8:41 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
>    In a message dated 4/11/14 12 32 13, cwhamm at frontier.com writes:
>
>      Also what is the best gear oil for
>      my ZF transaxle?
>
>    >>>This is a very important question.  I think there is a tendancy
>    among many people to just grab any old gear oil and throw it in there,
>    but the nature of a transaxle demands that one pays very close
>    attention to the manufacturer's recommendations.  All gear oils are NOT
>    created equal!
>    In this case, the first thing to do is RTFM.
>    The manual specifically calls for SAE 80, AP GL5
>    (SAE 90 in Europe).
>    7 1/2 pints of the stuff.
>    While it is very easy to find SAE 80-90 gear oil, it is surprisingly
>    difficult to find *GL5* gear oil, and that's the important part.  GL5
>    oil has specific characteristics designed to work with the types of
>    synchros that our gearboxes have, which are different from most other
>    gearboxes, and definitely different from a typical differential/rear
>    axle.
>    If you go to most auto parts stores, there will be lots of gear oil on
>    the shelf but none of it will be GL5.  The only place I have reliably
>    found GL5 is NAPA auto parts; it is made by Sta-Lube/CRC.
>    Here is the exact link to what you should buy:
>    http://www.crcindustries.com/ei/product_detail.aspx?id=SL2473
>    It is normally sold in pints or gallons; since you need 7.5 pints and
>    there are 8 pints in a gallon, obviously it is to your advantage to buy
>    a gallon jug.  My local NAPA store used to carry them, but I just had
>    to order a jug a couple of weeks ago as they only have pints now.
>    While you're at it,  you might as well buy a gear oil pump, also by
>    Sta-Lube:
>    http://www.crcindustries.com/ei/product_detail.aspx?id=SL4344
>    Harbor Freight has a better picture of it:
>    http://www.harborfreight.com/sta-lube-gear-fluid-oil-pump-40714.html
>    Using this pump has transformed my life.  Normally filling a ZF gearbox
>    is a painful experience involving a lot of spilled gear oil and
>    profanity.  This turns it into a breeze.  Just put the end of the hose
>    in the side of the gearbox (where it's cleverly retained), and start
>    pumping until you feel silly.  When oil starts drooling out the side,
>    you're done.  Let it sit for a few minutes, give a few more pumps just
>    to be sure, then you're really done.
>    Mike (going to change my gearbox oil tomorrow as a matter of fact....)
>
>
>
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