Date:         Thu, 3 Dec 1998 09:23:09 -0500
Reply-To:     Rick Koller <rkoller@HELIX.NIH.GOV>
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From:         Rick Koller <rkoller@HELIX.NIH.GOV>
Subject:      Re: transaxle  lubricant
Comments: To: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>, vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 07:58 PM 12/2/98 -0600, Darrell Boehler wrote:
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>Hi Volks,
>    I  was shopping for some manual transaxle lubricant and found none that
>was GL4.  I saw one that was  GL3, GL4, and GL5. one  stated  GL4 and GL5.
>Most were  GL5.   What is the right stuff?  Is GL5  ok in an 87 manual
>transaxle?
>
>Darrell
>
>

Hi all,
        FWIW, I replaced the gear lubes in my syncro rear and front trans/diffs 3
yrs  ago with Redline MTL, the van had 44,000 miles at the time. 35,000
miles later this past spring I changed it again. The magnetic plug from the
trans, had very little "metal filing load" (could have been left over from
the previous residual trans fluid of 3 yrs ago). The front diff plug was
spotless.

Rick Koller
'90 syncro westie
'91 autobox (also redline adapted)