quote:Originally posted by 1Rocketship:quote:As soon as I put it in, the shifter felt tight and new.
"As soon as I put it in, the shifter felt tight and new".
HEY Doug!!!...You are talking about the ZF transmission right??!!...Mark
Yes. Hall recommended I try this stuff 20 years ago. Maybe 15, before I tore the ZF apart.
It had the effect of tightening the feel of the shift mechanism and certainly quieted the second gear grind to not being there.
Even if it doesn't work for you and you have to change the synchros, at least it is worth the shot at about $50 vs. the cost of new gears, synchros and whatever else.
I think it might have a particular component of a friction additive that even though it is synthetic and therefore slipperier than dinosaur remains, the synchros seem to like it?
I'm thinking that maybe the original formula of lube was miss prescribed, or maybe just that's all there was back then? I don't question it. Just a suggestion to those who are changing their trannie lube now.
Do whatever you feel appropriate. I'm not making any money on any of this stuff. I have no dog in the hunt.