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Subject:Re: CV or Trans noise while decelerating
From:David Marshall
Date:Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:24:45 -0700

What?  Synth 90w gear oil is $10 a litre... not THAT expensive!

At 22:55 8/5/98 -0400, PATT wrote:
>Shawn Wright said:
>
>1. Could this noise indicate imminent demise of my tranny? Would
>draining it and checking for excessive metal on the drain plug be a
>good idea? I hate to waste the Redline...
>
>Then strain the oil with an old pair of your wife's panty hose (or your
>own).  Simply pour from the drain pan into a clean container through the
>hose.  Cheapys like me wouldn't waste generic gear oil with 25k on it, not
>to mention high dollar stuff like RL.
>
>

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