Re: [MBZ] Mercedes transmission oil, was King pin grease

2007-10-21 Thread Robert Bigham
Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:00:25 -0700 From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] King pin Grease Robert Bigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote (problem with using 80/90 EP gear oil in Mercedes manual transmissions is) Not well known to me. There are many things I have never heard of,

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes transmission oil, was King pin grease

2007-10-21 Thread Tom Hargrave
. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Bigham Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 7:07 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes transmission oil, was King pin

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes transmission oil, was King pin grease

2007-10-21 Thread Peter Frederick
90 Wt gear oil in a Benz manual transmission will make it impossible to shift when it's cold -- they were DESIGNED to use ATF, and have been since the 1960's at least. Many a newbie has drained out the original oil and replaced it with 90 Wt gear oil to find the shifter immobile on the first