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| | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 583 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 583 | Replaced a leaking right rear axle seal. What brand/weight gear lube should I use for a stock 1939 Chevy JD Stake Bed 3/4 ton?
Rick
1939 Chevrolet Stake Truck
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 | | | | | | Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 4,483 AD Addict & Tinkerer | | AD Addict & Tinkerer Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 4,483 | Before you go out and buy S.A.E. 90w oil, you must find out if you rear contains hypoid gears. I have a ‘52 3100 and I use 90 weight multi-purpose gear lubricant not the 90 weight mineral oil that I use in my tranny. There is a caution in my shop manual that states “CAUTION: Straight mineral oil must not be used in Hypoid rear axles or two speed axles.”
I would suspect your’s is the same, but we need on of our “experts” to chime in.
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Phil Moderator, The Engine Shop, Interiors and Project Journals1952 Chevrolet 3100, Three on the Tree, 4:11 torque tube Updated to: ‘59 235 w/hydraulic lifters, 12v w/alternator, HEI, PCV and Power front Disc BrakesProject JournalsStovebolt Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | 1939 3/4T JD - (Commercial -3/4 Ton-3 Stake Pockets - Wheelbase 123 3/4in.) some information on lubricants - 1940I could not find 1939 information. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,813 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,813 | On a "hypoid" axle, the pinion gear will intersect the ring gear below its centerline. If the driveshaft is below the center of the axle tubes, it's a hypoid axle.
Jerry
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