Gearbox and reduction hub oil

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 21 Mar 2005, 8:38 am

#322687

What oil do I use in my Country Buggy boxes?

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8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 21 Mar 2005, 8:45 am

#322690

the right one:kiss

country dubber Seriously Crusin Dubber

131 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 21 Mar 2005, 1:26 pm

#322830

I think I used a 30 gear oil in mine.

Just a tip. When you fill the drive system fill the reduction hubs FIRST, then the gear box.

It would also pay to add a good oil addittive as insurance especially if you havn't had the hubs and reduction boxes overhauled.

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1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Mar 2005, 2:44 pm

#322856

80 - 90 gear oil, don't use additives.

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 21 Mar 2005, 3:26 pm

#322878

country dubber wrote:I think I used a 30 gear oil in mine.

Just a tip. When you fill the drive system fill the reduction hubs FIRST, then the gear box.

It would also pay to add a good oil addittive as insurance especially if you havn't had the hubs and reduction boxes overhauled.

eeew that's engine oil!!
Thanks Dave Becker - that's what I thought, just checkin'

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687 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Mar 2005, 4:40 pm

#322935

Use gearbox oil in reduction boxes, 80-90 as Dave said or 90-140 is what I used.

Ian.

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Mar 2005, 4:46 pm

#322938

Hypo 80- 90 grade.... make sure you fill the reduction boxes as well dont rely on the oil to run down the axle tubes.

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country dubber Seriously Crusin Dubber

131 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 21 Mar 2005, 5:11 pm

#322945

Ops, yeh, it is 80 or 90 gear oil but I still think the additive is worth it. I put some in and now 2nd gear is smoother and the noisy bearing in the reduction hub is .......well..................not so noisy! I am not in a such a hurry to put in the spare overhauled gear box and hubs now!😉

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 21 Mar 2005, 7:39 pm

#323026

vw54 wrote:Hypo 80- 90 grade.... make sure you fill the reduction boxes as well dont rely on the oil to run down the axle tubes.

yep, I wil drain the hubs and the box and fill all three separately. If they are stupid noisy, I might try an additive... but only if I have to

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country dubber Seriously Crusin Dubber

131 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 21 Mar 2005, 7:46 pm

#323032

Remember to fill the reduction boxes first!
If you fill the gear box first some of that oil could drain into the hubs and leave the gearbox low on oil.
This happened to me and I only realised what happened because I measured the required oil for the hubs and could not get it all in with out over flowing.

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 21 Mar 2005, 9:26 pm

#323136

yeah, good tip Dubber... :kiss

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1,088 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 22 Mar 2005, 1:15 am

#323205

oil additive......i use royal gold in everything that has moving metal parts