Rob
Well-Known Member
My gearbox suffers from rather sticky gear change especially 2nd. I was recommended to use Toyotas universal synthetic 75w 90 gear oil which came to £10 a litre. So yesterday i dropped the oil and there wasn't much change in the behaviour on the gearbox. I then decided to change the clutch fluid as the clutch pedal felt a bit odd and now the clutch feels better but i still have sticky gear change.
When speaking to opie oils about this issue they said that the Toyota 'sythetic' is just a mineral oil with some additives did not recommend using it. They did however recommend using commercial truck gear oil as the oil is quite different and the gearbox is essentialy a light truck gearbox. Also 1st gear pops out during slow downhill deceleration in hi and lo. I also have the jerky clutch problem when the clutch gets hot. Has anyone managed to solve the sticky gearchange by changing the oil? Is my gearbox due for a rebuild or new clutch?
When speaking to opie oils about this issue they said that the Toyota 'sythetic' is just a mineral oil with some additives did not recommend using it. They did however recommend using commercial truck gear oil as the oil is quite different and the gearbox is essentialy a light truck gearbox. Also 1st gear pops out during slow downhill deceleration in hi and lo. I also have the jerky clutch problem when the clutch gets hot. Has anyone managed to solve the sticky gearchange by changing the oil? Is my gearbox due for a rebuild or new clutch?