75W140 GL5

[ChasF]

Anyone any experience of this stuff in an airhead gearbox and/or fd?

 

[(RIP) Arkwright]

Yes, it's perfect in both, improves the gear change as well. I've got it in all mine including my 1200.....................and my VW T4 Transporter........it's improved that as well, surprisingly!

 

[ChasF]

Ay, was you who told me about it in the first place. Opinions as to its pros and cons vary on Advrider so I was wondering what the concensus is here.

 

[solidstate100]

If its avaliabe at the same price as the usual than why not, but no real "need" to use it - the OEM spec is just fine for our tractors...

 

[Kenny]

If its avaliabe at the same price as the usual than why not, but no real "need" to use it - the OEM spec is just fine for our tractors...

He's right...been ok for 30 odd years so far !

 

[ChasF]

So no chance of longer service life or reduced noise (whine) then.

 

[solidstate100]

So no chance of longer service life or reduced noise (whine) then.

Every chance. Try it and report back to us in 30 years........

 

[Packer]

Doesdn't it depend on how old the airhead is and whether it has bronze anything inside it. Seem to remember that the really old ones were allergic to some modern additives.

 

[Steptoe]

Doesdn't it depend on how old the airhead is and whether it has bronze anything inside it. Seem to remember that the really old ones were allergic to some modern additives.

Yes indeed, GL4 only, GL5 is a big no no.

 

[Beemerboff]

Limited slip gear oil, which is usually a GL 5/6 works surprisingly well too.
New cars with limited slip diffs are rare today and my local servo was clearing it out a $2- a liter so I bought a couple to put in a cheap Ebay box which was on the G/S while I rebuilt the kickstart box.
Gearchange was better and the box is still there 120,000 km later.
Posted this on ADV and Ted Porter picked it up and claims it as his own on his website!

 

[DrFarkoff]

Yes indeed, GL4 only, GL5 is a big no no.

?? Have you the numbers the wrong way round Neil

?? GL4 is for when you have baulk rings in a synchro box

GL5 is helical gear mesh no bronze i.e. BM boxes and final drives ???

 

[Kenny]

Guess which goes into mine

 

[bowser]

Depends which one your talking about I use this http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-1023-red-line-heavy-shockproof-gear-oil-75w-140.aspx

looks like pink milkshake, its fantastic stuff, got it in Final drive of all bikes and cars, run it in every bike with a separate gearbox, works great in harleys really smooths out the transmission.

I have never had any issue with it at all in any vehicle.

I have used it in everything, harley, buell, bmw R100/R1100 final drive in my car/van used it for 20 years and wouldn't use anything else.

Wide viscosity but with a pressure rating akin to a 220/250 and for anyone with military experience you will know what an OEP 220 looks like.

 

[Ogmios]

Kenny said:

Guess which goes into mine

ALL of them?

.... <--- cooked in 100% vegetable oil, before you ask.