John, So how does the MT90 look after 2 years? I was surprised how dark rust coloured mine was when I last checked, and this was just installed after a tranny rebuild (for the 4/5 slider hub failure - it's a 5 spd). The trans had MT90 before the rebuild, but only for a short time; before that it sat in a junkyard for a few years. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 6:11 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > When I first got the "The Red Brick" 88 GL - manual tranny - I had > problems shifting into 1st gear. Changed to Redline MT 90. Brought it up > to where I could touch with the pad of my finger tip and called it good. > Never had any trouble since - and that was in 1999. I change the MT 90 > out every two years. Seems to work fine for me > > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus.com > > > > > Don Hanson wrote: > >> Yes, and exactly how do you 'check' the "15mm below the lower lip" while >> you are filling up that tranny? I'd say trust the factory before changing >> to what Bentley says, especially given the awkwardness of trying to fill >> your gearbox and check for "Level plug minus 15mm" while you have gear oil >> dripping from a hose and you're crawling around under the van..maybe with >> an >> ink line on your little finger? >> >> Don Hanson >> >> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 2:53 AM, Michael Snow <slowmachine82@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 5:20 AM, Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> There are different opinions on oil level in the transmissions and final >>>> drives. Bentley stated that for 1987 Westy level of transmission oil is >>>> >>>> to >>> >>> bew 15 mm below the lower lip of filling hole. But 2 mechanics, I spoke >>>> >>>> to, >>> >>> stated that level is to be at oil hole lower lip.Who is right? >>>> Ark. >>>> >>>> >>>> Bentley 35.60 says that the transmission oil capacity was reduced to >>> reduce shifting effort. There is no comment on how that affects >>> transmission life. Having no difficulty with shifting, I continue to >>> fill to the bottom of the oil filler hole on all of my transmissions. >>> I don't notice any improvement in shifting at the lower oil level, >>> especially with synthetic gear oil. >>> >>> -- >>> Michael Snow >>> 1987 Syncro TiiCo >>> 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD >>> http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> |
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