Gear lubricant

[mitsuturbo]

This was in my 4 bolt rear case when i tore it apart. What the hell is it?
Is it any good?

 

[Barnes]

Looks like Redline Heavyweight Shockproof to me.

 

[4thStroke]

...and yes, it is good.

 

[Barnes]

Oh yeah, forgot that bit.

 

[mitsuturbo]

I found that image on vwvortex by way of a google search. There was a lot of negative talk about this particular lube not properly cooling and lubricating, and being good only for track use. Does anyone have experience with this stuff? It made it seem as if there was ZERO backlash in the diff. It's very thick lubricant. It seems like it would suspend particles very well and inhibit undue wear. I remember reading about redline shock proof on www.dsm.org, some ten years ago.
Having never run the stuff, i wonder how it's been proven to work well (or not so much) over the years. I can see that it would cause some parasitic drivetrain loss, especially in colder climates, but it seems like it would be good stuff. It definitely STICKS to metal parts, which is a very good thing.

 

Its good for a rear end but there are people that put it in their trannies and its WAY too thick for the passages.

 

[4thStroke]

When used in the tranny:

 

[Tre3zy]

i use redline for my tranny but not the heavy duty shock proof

 

+1 for Redline Heavyweight Shockproof

I use it in my dif and tcase. BG Synchroshift 2 for the trans.

 

[MMCVR4]

Quoting mitsuturbo:

What the hell is it? Is it any good?


Pepto Bismol! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I use Redline Heavyweight Shockproof & BG Synchroshift II in the rear diff as well.