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woody
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Posted: Apr/18/2015 at 9:37pm |
I replaced my 4.10 with a 2.87. I'm now running about 2500 at 65-70MPH with a T10 4spd. I like the highway. Not interested in the short hops or racing with the 4.10.
I used posi-lube additive with 4.10. The 2.87 isn't a full posi so I haven't added posi-lube. Is this a mistake? What lube should I put in? Anyone have a recommendations with the 2.87? |
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1972 Gremlin X CA-V8,4spd, Levi.
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billd
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"Full posi" ? AMC called their units "Limited slip". There were the 6cyl version, the 20 or V8 version then another for the 390 in 1970 (perhaps prior years as well)
All you need is a quality hypoid gear lube that's rated for limited slip differentials. I use a synthetic hypoid lube that's rated for limited slip - always have, never had any chatter or bad things happen. Most these days actually are rated for limited slip differentials and that includes pretty much anything made today and back 40-50 years. In the old days when most lube was not rated as such the additive was required. It was also cheaper for shops to by hypoid lube bulk then add the additive when or where required. These days you'd have to look on the auto parts store shelf to find a quality lube that doesn't say on the bottle that it's rated for limited slip. I have not used additive for years, but then I buy hypoid lube that's rated for limited slip. That's what is in my 3.15 that's under my 390 Javelin - it's a synthetic which is all I run these days. All of my differentials get synthetic. Read the bottle you lube came in - if it doesn't states it's for use or meets all requirements for limited slip, add the additive. If you have no clue what's currently in the differential, add the additive unless it's an "open differential". It's either an open differential or it's limited slip - one needs the lube intended for limited slip, the open differential does not. It's really that simple today. Anything else is bringing up "the old days" when even decent lubes didn't do well with limited slip.
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woody
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I have the AMC 20 2.87. This is a limited slip as I know it's not a full posi like the 4.10 I had been running. Synthetic brand you recommend ? Weight? 90.
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