I have a gear vender on my truck and was looking for some advice on how to keep it in good shape and the do's and don'ts. one question is how do you change tho oil on a gear vender, and how much oil do they take and what type. any help is greatly appreciated.
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Here is a link to the Gear Vendors web-site. At the bottom of the page is a toll-free number. I bet they could give you all the answers you need and might even be able to ship you something like an owners manual.
Gear Vendors under/overdrive auxiliary transmissions, Ford 2-Wheel Drive 4, 5 and 6 Speed Manual Transmissions.
Gear Vendors under/overdrive auxiliary transmissions, Ford 2-Wheel Drive 4, 5 and 6 Speed Manual Transmissions.
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As far as what lubricant, probably not. Might have different fill levels from 2WD to 4WD, but I Don't Know.
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no same fill level. It is the same unit for four wheel as two wheel drive. as far as I know they still all bolt on the the output side of the tranny or transfer case. Therefore can only be used in two wheel drive. unless they have came out with a new model since I last looked. oh by the way you are not supposed to use the gear vendors units while towing or engine braking. If you do this will void your warranty. A friend of mine found out the hard wy when his unit failed. After he installed a new unit he found out that U.S. gear makes a overdrive/ underdrive units that can be used while in 4 wheel drive, towing or engine braking. we both agreed that this pretty much makes a gear vendors unit worthless on a working truck.
as far as oil goes just follow the manufacturers viscocity and remember that synthetic is usually rated for higher oil change intervals, heat and wear resistance. we used amsoil gear oil and followed the operating instructions given to us by gear vendors and the second unit never failed for the next couple of years that he owned the truck.
as far as oil goes just follow the manufacturers viscocity and remember that synthetic is usually rated for higher oil change intervals, heat and wear resistance. we used amsoil gear oil and followed the operating instructions given to us by gear vendors and the second unit never failed for the next couple of years that he owned the truck.
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Right from the web-site I linked to:
"QUOTE"The GEAR VENDORS will give you Gear-Splitting to fix those wide ratios with a gear between each of them when you want it for tremendous gains in performance (see Final Drive Ratios). Whether you are accelerating with a Supercharged sport truck or climbing a hill with a heavy load in two behind your diesel - gear-splitting = performance."QUOTE"
My buddy just forked out $4500.00 for his '02 F350 for a new driveline/Gear vendors unit and 4R100 service. I am SURE he would not spend that kind of money if it wasn't covered, He hauls a toyhauler that is 14K empty.
"QUOTE"The GEAR VENDORS will give you Gear-Splitting to fix those wide ratios with a gear between each of them when you want it for tremendous gains in performance (see Final Drive Ratios). Whether you are accelerating with a Supercharged sport truck or climbing a hill with a heavy load in two behind your diesel - gear-splitting = performance."QUOTE"
My buddy just forked out $4500.00 for his '02 F350 for a new driveline/Gear vendors unit and 4R100 service. I am SURE he would not spend that kind of money if it wasn't covered, He hauls a toyhauler that is 14K empty.
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Yeah I saw that and figured it is a typo, but I didn't want to change anything.I like my heavy load to stay in one
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