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Subject:Re: Gear Oil or Trans Fluid?
From:John Bange
Date:Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:05:15 -0700

n 9/22/05, kevin obrien <kevindobrien@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> Thanks for the quick response to my question! Does the
> differntial in an auto trans take Mercon III auto
> trans fluid or a different type of fluid? (Gear Oil?)
>

It takes regular gear oil. I use Red Line Synthetic 75w90. Getting it in
there requires some sort of squeeze bottle arrangement, I think. How it's
done, I couldn't tell ya'. I filled mine the "easy" way, by tilting the
differential assembly on its side on the garage floor when I had everything
disassembled...

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon
"Keine Bange, wir holen die Zange!"

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon
"Keine Bange, wir holen die Zange!"