Muddytazz 1 ton status Joined Jun 30, 2002 Posts 20,072 Reaction score 2 Location Salem, Or. Feb 2, 2008 #1 Do they take an additive in the gear oil or do you just use gear oil only? Oh and I'm talking a detroit in the 14ff and a true-trac in the front.
Do they take an additive in the gear oil or do you just use gear oil only? Oh and I'm talking a detroit in the 14ff and a true-trac in the front.
readymix 3/4 ton status Joined May 30, 2004 Posts 6,704 Reaction score 30 Location Murrieta, California Feb 2, 2008 #2 I e-mail Eaton about that same thing a few years ago. They said that regular 80-90 is all that is required in the Detroit. Synthetic is good to. I know that I pasted the e-mail in a thread here a while ago. Could search for it.
I e-mail Eaton about that same thing a few years ago. They said that regular 80-90 is all that is required in the Detroit. Synthetic is good to. I know that I pasted the e-mail in a thread here a while ago. Could search for it.
southernspeed 1/2 ton status GMOTM Winner Joined Dec 24, 2003 Posts 4,399 Reaction score 57 Location VA Feb 2, 2008 #3 Muddytazz said: Do they take an additive in the gear oil or do you just use gear oil only? Oh and I'm talking a detroit in the 14ff and a true-trac in the front. Click to expand... Regular oil. Ltd slips need additive.
Muddytazz said: Do they take an additive in the gear oil or do you just use gear oil only? Oh and I'm talking a detroit in the 14ff and a true-trac in the front. Click to expand... Regular oil. Ltd slips need additive.
Thunder 3/4 ton status Joined Jul 20, 2000 Posts 8,945 Reaction score 5 Location Northeast Nevada Feb 2, 2008 #4 Both take regular 90 wt. Tru trac does not need friction additive because it has no clutches. Clutch type LSDs like the Track Lok need additive.
Both take regular 90 wt. Tru trac does not need friction additive because it has no clutches. Clutch type LSDs like the Track Lok need additive.