Author Topic: GL4-GL5  (Read 1839 times)

February 22, 2009, 12:15:59 am

Rabbit TD

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« on: February 22, 2009, 12:15:59 am »
I'm reading again about the gear oil for the o20 transmissions requiring the GL4 only oil and again I got the Amsoil MTG 75-90 GL4 as it worked fine in the last one I rebuilt, better have damn good seals in it though especialy the input shaft one and the axel flange seals.  My question is that all the information I read everywhere on all forums say the GL5 is bad for all things brass especially the synchronizers rings.  I've never seen a synchronizer anywhere that didn't have a brass ring so what is GL5 supposed to be used for anyway.  Are there synchronizers that aren't made with brass rings and what are they actually made of  :?:

Reply #1February 22, 2009, 06:32:36 am

hamradio

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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 06:32:36 am »
The vw trans has brass syncros.  

Why are you super concerned about using gl5 in your trans if you're already using gl4 without issue?