Any tips on flushing out the tranny on my 84 while I still have in out, and on the floor? I'm going to be putting in Redline MTL and would like to get as much of the old gear lube out as possible. TIA Ron Semko skyraider@bellsouth.net Todd Hill wrote: > In a message dated 98-05-30 20:32:53 EDT, Mark Thoma wrote: > > << quickie question...what weight and how much gear lube for the > transaxle in my air-cooled Vanagon. >> > > Oh boy, here we go again! > > Without stepping on anyones toes when it comes to their favorite gear > lube; my recommendation is for Redline MTL. This is a GL4 rated 75W-90 > synthetic oil and is what I tell my customers to use. VW states that you > should run their G50 synthetic but that stuff is about $25 a liter. The > Redline, > on the other hand, is about $8 a quart. I don't have the fluid capacity chart > in front of me but you should fill it 'till it splooges out the fill hole. A > little less > than 4 quarts/liters if memory serves. > > Todd Hill > VolksWerks Transaxles > Olympia, WA |
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