On Fri, 29 Mar 1996 DHaynes57@aol.com wrote: >.. leaky racks. recomend synthetic ATF for this application. Solves the cold > weather blues. Ypur transmission will work fine with a GL-5 or better > gearlube. I use Mobil 1 SHC 75w-90. Works great. > Dennis > Dennis, your comment "GL-5 or better" implies that GL-5 is a superior lubricant compared to GL-4. I thought that the difference was that GL-5 has additives that may be corrosive to VW syncromesh rings (they are made out of brass or some such alloy?). GL-4 is recomended in the VW (and BMW325) owner's manual for the transmission, and GL-5 for the differential (where applicable). Have you seen any trannies that have failed syncros and you can attribute the failure to GL-5 lubrication? nit-pickingly yours, alistair
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