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CRUISER TIME

CRUISER TIME

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Hello to all:

It is time for me to change the fluid in my front and rear diffs as well as my transfer case. I went with royal purple for the transfer case. That was easy.

Now with my front and rear diffs , I have ARB Lockers. ARB clearly specifies not to use diff fluids that have friction and limited slip additives already mixed in. I know some members on here have used these fluids with no issues, but as little as I use my lockers,,,, I don't want to have issues with the locker seals going bad, as what I was told via ARB Tech Directly, what would happen over a long period.

Almost every auto store I went to has fluids with these additives already in them, even Napa could not order me something without them.

Noticing that Walmart sells their Super Tech Brand Diff Fluid,,, Their fluid seems to meet all the requirements and the correct weight as well. Also no additional additives , just what is required for arb and Toyotas' Specifications

Anyone use this product ? Good ? Bad ???

Also who is making it for Walmart ?

Thanks,

CRUISER TIME
 
CRUISER TIME said:
Hello to all:

It is time for me to change the fluid in my front and rear diffs as well as my transfer case. I went with royal purple for the transfer case. That was easy.

Now with my front and rear diffs , I have ARB Lockers. ARB clearly specifies not to use diff fluids that have friction and limited slip additives already mixed in. I know some members on here have used these fluids with no issues, but as little as I use my lockers,,,, I don't want to have issues with the locker seals going bad, as what I was told via ARB Tech Directly, what would happen over a long period.

Almost every auto store I went to has fluids with these additives already in them, even Napa could not order me something without them.

Noticing that Walmart sells their Super Tech Brand Diff Fluid,,, Their fluid seems to meet all the requirements and the correct weight as well. Also no additional additives , just what is required for arb and Toyotas' Specifications

Anyone use this product ? Good ? Bad ???

Also who is making it for Walmart ?

Thanks,

CRUISER TIME
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http://www.tompkins-co.org/msds/m3076.pdf

Looks like the same company that manufactures for Quaker State.

I've used Supertech fluids before with no problem.
 
I run Supertech in my diffs, transfer case and transmission without issue. I also change the fluid more frequently than commonly accepted intervals dictate.
 
Funner said:
I run Supertech in my diffs, transfer case and transmission without issue. I also change the fluid more frequently than commonly accepted intervals dictate.
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Thanks for the input. Seems as if I was not the only one not willing soo easily to fork out 20.00 for a qt of the special brands...lol Especially if changing fluids frequently. I don't mind spending money on my baby like Toyota oem parts, but if I can save here and there ,, it helps.

CRUISER TIME
 
I run the cheapo gear oil in transfer case and diffs that comes in a gallon container from O'Reilly without concern. It's spec'd per FSM and is quality stuff without the name brand label. However, I typically change those fluids yearly in my rigs and only tend to put 3k miles per year on them. Literally 4 - 10 times cheaper than the fancy stuff, it's totally insane.
 
Danimal92sport said:
I run the cheapo gear oil in transfer case and diffs that comes in a gallon container from O'Reilly without concern. It's spec'd per FSM and is quality stuff without the name brand label. However, I typically change those fluids yearly in my rigs and only tend to put 3k miles per year on them. Literally 4 - 10 times cheaper than the fancy stuff, it's totally insane.
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Yeah, some of those prices for diff fluid can sure make you put the product back on the shelf quickly...lol

CRUISER TIME
 
veeLC said:
http://www.tompkins-co.org/msds/m3076.pdf

Looks like the same company that manufactures for Quaker State.

I've used Supertech fluids before with no problem.
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I was at Wally Mart the other day, and I took a second look at the Super Tech Gear Oil, and the only thing that came to my mind, was that it mentioned nothing about being a Hypoid type oil," as my Service and owners manual boldly indicates". to use for the diffs. It did howevere say it was a GL-5 compliant gear oil

What does the Hypoid stand for, would appreciate anyone reading this , to school me a little on that.....:meh: and is it really necessary on a vehicle that is not used a lot, and I change my fluids frequently


Thanks

CRUISER TIME
 
86tuning said:
Hypoid is a gear type. The final drive gears used on our trucks are hypoid gears.

Must use GL5 or GL6 gear oil in the diffs.
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Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

2 more Questions:

#1. What does the category GL-5 " Or any number mean after the GL-"

#2. The label stated GL-5,, ok to use on our Cruisers, even if the word Hypoid Is not stated ?

I noticed on the royal purple brand it said GL-5 and for vehicles requiring Hypoid specifically.

Thank you :cheers::beer::clap:


CRISER TIME
 
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I was purchasing gear lube and grease for work, and the people working at the distributor could not answer my similar questions as yours. I also wanted info on using different greases for different applications. With the availability of new synthetics, "one size fits all", and the different types of greases, I had questions and they had no answers for that either. I've seen greases advertised as multiple use. Would be nice to have a grease guru chime in to sort this all out. I guess I'm just the old geezer who only knows Moly and lithium greases. I'm begining to question my greasyness.
 
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skidplate said:
I was purchasing gear lube and grease for work, and the people working at the distributor could not answer my similar questions as yours. I also wanted info on using different greases for different applications. With the availability of new synthetics, "one size fits all", and the different types of greases, I had questions and they had no answers for that either. I've seen greases advertised as multiple use. Would be nice to have a grease guru chime in to sort this all out. I guess I'm just the old geezer who only knows Moly and lithium greases. I'm begining to question my greasyness.
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AMEN BROTHER......LOL Sometimes I can hear the sounds of crickets and locusts " the sound of confussion" behind the counter, when they are clueless....... on certain products


CRUISER TIME
 
skidplate said:
and the people working at the distributor could not answer my similar questionsi
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distributer or dealer? most purchases are made from a dealer, in which case, you're dealing with someone making $8/hr. at a distributer (not a place the general public purchases from), they should have at least semi qualified people taking orders.
 
I live in a oil and agriculture area and it was a rather large distributer for these industries. I must have been there during "bring your freaking idiot kid to work day". Oh, and thank you for the above research.
 
As far as one size fits all, I use valvoline syn power moly grease for wheel bearings, u-joints, ball joints, pretty much anything automotive. 1.5% (up to 5%) moly is fine for wheel bearings and won't cause skating of the rollers, fwiw. It doesn't seem to leak out of the gun like mobil 1 either.
Oh and the moly is what you need for birfs though a 3 or 5% might be better for solely birfs.

Lots of good greases out there though. It's just a good grease, easy to find, and comes in a tube and a can, so I use it.
 
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CRUISER TIME said:
Yeah, some of those prices for diff fluid can sure make you put the product back on the shelf quickly...lol

CRUISER TIME
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Yeah it's ridiculous. I went to get some syn diff fluid and they wanted CAN$22 per litre/qrt. I change my diff fluid every year and it can get expensive fast...
 
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WOW

That was very helpful, and interesting to read. Also very nice to take the time out to scan all of that. All my questions have been answered and then some

Thanks Again,

Cruiser Time
 
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