Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:14:39 -0700
Reply-To: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: transmission, final drive oil level
In-Reply-To: <4BB1F869.9080306@charter.net>
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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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