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1957 Chevy P/U Rear Axle Gear Oil?? #716469 01/30/2011 4:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 42 nevada F fleetsidebed5859 New Guy
fleetsidebed5859 New Guy F Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 42 nevada	what weight should be used??

Re: 57 Chevy P/U Rear Axle Gear Oil?? fleetsidebed5859 #716488 01/30/2011 5:18 AM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 679 Fort Worth, TX USA T TxLaTx Shop Shark
TxLaTx Shop Shark T Joined: May 2006 Posts: 679 Fort Worth, TX USA	I use 90 wt. Lucas. Bill Update: Lucas 75W 90, fully synthetic. Last edited by TxLaTx; 01/30/2011 10:56 PM. Reason: added updated info '58 Apache 3100/235/4sp/Stepside I sold Watch the video on YouTube See the Flickr photo library

Re: 57 Chevy P/U Rear Axle Gear Oil?? TxLaTx #716649 01/30/2011 10:17 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 DANVILLE IL L LONGBOX55 'Bolter
LONGBOX55 'Bolter L Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 DANVILLE IL	Originally Posted by TxLaTx I use 90 wt. Lucas. Bill Me too, full synthetic in my case. Bill Burmeister

Re: 57 Chevy P/U Rear Axle Gear Oil?? LONGBOX55 #716672 01/30/2011 11:41 PM
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squeeze Cruising in the Passing Lane S Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Vancouver Island	can't pass up making it "3 Bills" Bill Moved over to the Passing Lane "When we tug a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world" John Muir "When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" me Some TF series details & TF heater pics & Rust-a-holics Unanimous parking lot

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