Thank you for the feed back. Pulled the cover last night. Picking up
today new gasket, rear end lube and Posi additive.
Krister
"James Strunk"
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Maybe what he was thinking, was the old posi-lubes used to be actual whale
oil,,[hince they don't use it anymore for obvious reasons]
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From: "Leo John Costigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> You are so wrong that there is no Posi gear lube. It has been on the
market
> for about 15 to 20 years. Standard oil markets it, Quaker state markets
it,
> and GM markets it in 1-quart containers.
>
> GM part # 1052271 80W-90 Rear axle lube.
> GM part # 1052358 Limited slip differential lube additive.
>
> The additive is used with the rear axle lube is severe cases where the
stick
> slip symptom is heard.
>
> Quaker state weight of the lube is 75-90 and is green is color.
>
> Brown or dark brown color means that the fluid is burnt and needs
changing,
> as it can no longer provide adequate lubrication for the bearings or
gears.
>
> You need to change the rear fluid, and then find parking lot where you
can
> drive in figure 8 patterns for about 10 to 20 times. This will work the
new
> fluid into the clutch and disk plate in the posi. You may need to change
> the fluid again and repeat above after 500 miles.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Leo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Krister Meister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:52 AM
> Subject: [Chevelle-list] Posi Lube color?
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Checked my posi rear end fluid level - it was fine as some seeped out
when
> > the plug was removed. The color was a very dark brown - is this a
normal
> > color for posi rear end lube. Everything else appears to work fine.
May
> > be I am just used to standard gear lube being light colored.
> >
> > Krister Meister
> > Bloomingdale, IL
> > '66 #'s matching
> >
> >
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