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diff oil for maxi drive

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diff oil for maxi drive

Post by ratrangie »

g'day what diff oil do u use for maxi lockers ?
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Post by red90 »

Whatever you want. They are just regular diffs.
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Post by madrangie »

Penrite LSD oil :)
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Post by ratrangie »

Thanks
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Post by red90 »

There is no point to LSD oil. LSD oil has friction modifier to INCREASE the friction for LSD clutch plates to work better.

A high quality hypoid gear oil is the best choice.
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Post by bushy555 »

Is probably the wrong oil, but I've used castrol EP 80/90 for the past ten years in front and rear maxi's and as well in the LT230. Havent had any drama's with it.
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Post by def90 »

arb rec's limo 80-90 (pretty sure it was 80 -90) for its lockers, couldn't imagine maxi would be much different?

could be wrong....

i use a non lsd oil in the Xfer.
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Post by uninformed »

would there be a difference between what you run in a rover type(spiral bevel) to the sals(hypoid)?
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Post by Slunnie »

The Salisbusry needs an oil with a better sheer strength. I run GL-5 hypoid in the rover diffs to better protect them.
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

def90 wrote:arb rec's limo 80-90 (pretty sure it was 80 -90) for its lockers, couldn't imagine maxi would be much different?

could be wrong....

i use a non lsd oil in the Xfer.

Actually not - this is what ARB reccomends:
Normal Use: Shell Diff Oil (SAE 90) or Mobil Mobilube GX90.

Heavy Off Road Use: Shell Spirax HD 85W-140 or Mobil Mobilube GX140.

Hi Temp_Desert Use: Shell Spirax S 80W-140 or Mobil Mobilube SHC 80W-140.

Low Temp_Winter Use: Shell Spirax S 75W-90 or Mobil Mobilube SHC 75W-90.
http://www.arb.com.au/resources/pdf/airLockers/6-01.pdf

Some shopps seem to (incorrectly) reccommend LSD oil for some strange reason.
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Post by def90 »

cheers ben,


i got told LSD oil when ringing ARB - southside, made the mistake of trusting they'd know :oops:
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Post by buzz66 »

Don't know if this has any bearing or not. But Mal Story the Owner operator of the now defunct Maxi Drive Engineering told me in person to use Castrol 90 weight suitable for LSD diffs.
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