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Old 06-05-2019, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Anthony View Post
well, i know david kee doesn't recommend synthetic for toploaders, as the tranny sometimes doesn't shift right, i.e. block shifts due to synchro issues. He recommends standard gear lube. I know the richmond is the really the doug nash 5 spd, which was at least in the past "old" technology, like the toploader.

call richmond. maybe they can guide you.
RG recommends GL4 / GL-4 for those transmissions - particularly their own 80W90. It's petroleum lube, not synthetic. https://www.richmondgear.com/auto-pa...smission-faqs/

At one time there was a note you could use a particular Redline synthetic gear lube, but that's what I have in mine right now and it made the shifting worse - particularly 4-5 where I can easily beat the synchronizer.

Edit: Found it! "What oil should I use in Richmond manual transmissions? Richmond T-Lube, high performance synthetic manual transmission fluid. Richmond T-Lube is designed for extreme load and long duration exposure in high performance manual transmissions. Richmond T-lube is designed to withstand high heat and provide anti-score protection for high speeds. Red Line 70/90 NS is also acceptable." https://www.richmondgear.com/wp-cont...g_Section2.pdf
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