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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 11:05 PM
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Sounds good how much is the postage?

I have some 2x7" on my P650 now. What others do you have? Or is that size what you have?

A few years back Amsoil sent me those along with the product catalog.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 11:20 PM
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Default Be careful which syn oil you use in your LS front diff...

Originally posted by: mikeames
Yup, this appears to be true. Nyroc says the same thing.
Nyroc doesn't know everything. I realized last week that I did not post this info in my tech tips. I never thought about this. I have it now, but you guys need to keep me straight, because posts like this one will get washed down by new posts, but the Tech Tips will always be the easiest place to find anwers.





 
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 03:12 AM
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I'm using Amsoil 5w30 in the engine and 10w30 in the front diff. Should I switch to the 0w40 for the front? I was using Amsoil 20w50 in the front but found that the steering to be a little more stiff that the 10w30. Also when I would switch from 4wd into 2wd I would get a clunk sound regularly. Since I switched to the 10w30 it transitions from 4wd to 2wd much more smoothly without that clunk sound anymore.

I read in a post not to put engine oil into the front diff but isn't that what the manual says to use?
 
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 06:26 AM
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KISSSOFDEATH, just go to my website where you'll see my address. Send me a self addressed stamped envelope and I'll send you a couple of Amsoil stickers. That goes for anyone else that wants some!


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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 09:10 AM
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Thanks garyvegas. I will get that out in the mail. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
 
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 11:26 AM
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Default Be careful which syn oil you use in your LS front diff...

Originally posted by: SpliffStar
I'm using Amsoil 5w30 in the engine and 10w30 in the front diff. Should I switch to the 0w40 for the front? I was using Amsoil 20w50 in the front but found that the steering to be a little more stiff that the 10w30. Also when I would switch from 4wd into 2wd I would get a clunk sound regularly. Since I switched to the 10w30 it transitions from 4wd to 2wd much more smoothly without that clunk sound anymore.

I read in a post not to put engine oil into the front diff but isn't that what the manual says to use?
The manual says to use the same oil in the engine and front diff. I can't comment on 10w30 vs 0w40 in the front diff because 0w40 is all I've used since dumping the factory oil. I use that formula because it's specifically designed additive wise for 4strokes/atv's...I'm sure plenty of other synthetics would work.

 
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