Date:         Sat, 4 May 1996 10:49:07 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         DHaynes57@aol.com
Subject:      Re: [All] trans 'rinse'

In a message dated 96-05-03 03:06:48 EDT, smitht@unb.ca (Tim Smith) writes:

>
>Time to change out my gear oil in the std. transmission.  I want to give it
>a rinse before refilling.  I re/re'd with dino-juice last spring, so the oil
>has only one year on it, but I want to try and get some more crud out.  I
>remember a list posting of re/re using a couple of quarts of ATF in the
>trans then driving for a short while.  This supposedly helped flush out
>crud.  Any wise advice on this or other 'rinses' possible would be
>appreciated. Finally, any comments on adding MolySlip trans additive? I
>trust its molybdenum disulphite to protect the trans (no Slick50 thanks!)
>but what about GL rating probs???   Tim Smith

If I remember right you drive syncro. Right!.  Do not rinse the trans out
with anything but what you intend to use as there is about a quart of fluid
that you cannot drain from the front.  The synchronizer hubs are hard costed
with MOLY anyway so I do not think moly aditives will hurt although I
question the need or benifit.  If you believe in the GL 4 issue, than
anything that changes the friction characteristics must be considered.  I
have a syncro transmission with over 130K using Mobil 1 SHC 75w-90 and the
syncros still work great. Even in winter.

Dennis.