[AJD] YET ANOTHER dumb question

[Paul Sawyer]

It's a 51 B.  Thanks for the lead!

The 85w140 is listed as gear oil.  They gallons of transmission oil are
listed as 20 weight.

On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 10:11 PM, John & Jan Paur <
johnjanpaur2 at directcon.net> wrote:

> I am sure the viscosity is OK.  What year is your B?  I have heard that
> some
> of the additives in the newer GL-5 trans. oils are corrosive to the colored
> (brass/bronze) bushings in the older transmissions.  I'm not an oil expert,
> someone who knows oils care to comment?  John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Sawyer" <mustangpaul at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [AJD] YET ANOTHER dumb question
>
>
> > Hi everyone--
> >
> > I'm slowly changing the fluids in my new-to-me JD B as most of them
> > haven't
> > been changed since Nixon was in office. Up next, the tranny/rear end.
>  The
> > book calls for 140.  All I can find locally is 85/140 at the TSC.  Do I
> > need
> > to continue my search for straight 140 or is this multi-viscosity stuff
> > good
> > to go?  The tractor lives inside, isn't worked hard, but it is hotter
> than
> > the hinges of hell down here in SE Louisiana.
> >
> > Thanks!~
> >
> > --Paul
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