what lubricant goes in a manual transmission? I

i am told it is very siecific for a heavy duty manual transmission. Gear oil? Atf fluid? Sae 50?

 

gear oil, like 90 weight in many.

there is a possibility that yes, ATF fluid is used in some

don't you have the owners manual?

or, you could go to the dealership, with the VIN number and go directly to the parts dept and ask them.

 

dealer said 50 weight atf but no one sells that in a quart. Not sure if "manual transmission fluid" is the same or if synthetic atf will work.

 

ATF stands for automatic transmission fluid. Different from Manual fluid.Something doesn’t sound right. Synthetic is pretty much standard on all manual transmissions.Its sold by quart, gal.,and 5 gal.pails. Its usually usually 50 wt.

 

there was a time, (and i mean many years ago, when i wrenched) that Chrysler did use ATF in thier manual transmissions.

yes, i know we are talking 2 different sized animals regarding transmissions, but the possibility exists that his particular transmission DOES take ATF.

to the o/p, if this is what the dealership parts counterman said, then you will just have to suck it up and buy it by the gallon, or whatever amount it comes in for "over the counter" sales.

to the o/p...DO NOT MIX the fluids...shifting will be HAARD, especially in cold weather, and too, the different fluids can screw up the internals...

USE WHAT THEY CALL FOR, or you could toast your transmission, and that'll cost you more MONEY and downtime, then you'd ever care to even think about.

 

1953 Chrysler

 

Gear oil.

 

Those were first automatics still had a clutch

 

actually, i recall chrysler using ATF in thier manuals well past that year!

Pat Goss from the tv show, Motorweek, doing double duty here for another company.

 

Should be a little tag on there somewhere, there usually like 50 weight for just a regular old manual transmission, talk to a truck shop they'll be able to tell you for sure.