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wellcraft17 · 11-15-2020, 08:17 AM

What weight gear lube are you using? 90wt will cause the cluster gear to spin longer thus you have that grinding of 1st gear engaging the cluster gear. I switched to a straight 140 wt back in the 80s and it reduces the time it takes for the cluster gear to stop spinning.

11-15-2020, 08:17 AM	#7
wellcraft17 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tampa fl Posts: 133	Re: T85 transmission question What weight gear lube are you using? 90wt will cause the cluster gear to spin longer thus you have that grinding of 1st gear engaging the cluster gear. I switched to a straight 140 wt back in the 80s and it reduces the time it takes for the cluster gear to stop spinning.