It worked very well. A definite reduction of sound.





On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:41:47 -0600, Rex B
wrote:


Bill wrote:
I have the motor and transmission out of my South Bend Fourteen
(variable speed) Lathe. I was doing some test runs on it after
changeing the oil, and noticed that the transmission is pretty noisy.
Is this normal for these lathes?
I remember a counter top sales thingy at auto stores. It was a plastic
gear setup and you could see how quite the gears got when using this
special oil or oil modifier.( I cant remember which.) What is
everyones take on using some kind of oil modifier in the transmission?
and if yes what brand.

Last year I had an older Honda CRX. The synchros were a bit crunchy.
Normally I'd just fix it with Redline MTL gearbox lube, in place of the
30W motor oil that is OE fill. The Lucas rep insisted I try their oil
additive with their motor oil instead. I did, and the transmission
shifted perfectly.
Since then, I've used the Lucas stuff as an open gear lubricant on my
Logan. It really quiets down the geartrain.
I see no reason not to try it on a lathe oil-bath gearbox.