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79 midget gear box #1
ontuyou dave mitton berkley, USA	Posted: September 14, 2012 02:52PM Registered: 8 months ago Posts: 18

Hey guys can I use synthetic 90 weight oil in the gearbox and rear end.

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refisk Rick Fisk Frankenmuth, Michigan, USA 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite 1961 Austin-Healey Sprite 1979 MG Midget 1500 "Party Midget"	Posted: September 14, 2012 02:58PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 2,239

Depends on what transmission you have. A-series smoothcase and ribcase transmssions use 20W50 motor oil. The Triumph trans used with the 1500 engine uses 90W gear oil. Synthetic 90W gear oil in the diff is fine.

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ontuyou dave mitton berkley, USA	Posted: September 14, 2012 03:09PM Registered: 8 months ago Posts: 18

I have a 79 midget 1500 so I gues its ok. Thanks

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Jpitchford Joseph Pitchford Girard, Illinois, USA 1972 MG Midget ~ For Sale ! ~ 2002 Mini Cooper	Posted: September 14, 2012 05:23PM Registered: 10 months ago Posts: 116

I'm just glad you put MG at the start of the title. winking smiley

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ianjoub ian joubert Homosassa, FL, USA 1970 MG Midget	Posted: September 14, 2012 08:21PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 673

Midget tranny????

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James E Jimmy Campbell Bedford, Va, USA	Posted: September 14, 2012 09:36PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 1,673

Now that wasn't really needed!

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AmishIndy Seth Jones Wheaton, IL, USA 1971 MG Midget MkIII "Guenevire" 2007 Mazda 3 "Porco Rosso"	Posted: September 14, 2012 09:43PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 3,069

In reply to # 2170499 by James E Now that wasn't really needed!

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Re: mg midget tranny #8
69Sprite Brian M Seattle, USA 1969 Austin-Healey Sprite	Posted: September 15, 2012 12:09AM Registered: 10 months ago Posts: 146

Wow am I glad I didn't click on this thread at work, that's NSFW.

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Re: mg midget tranny #9
ontuyou dave mitton berkley, USA	Posted: September 15, 2012 12:59AM Registered: 8 months ago Posts: 18

What comes around goes around wise ass's.

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Re: 79 midget gear box #10
jmac Jere McSparran Greenup, IL, USA 1978 MG Midget 1978 MG Midget	Posted: September 15, 2012 08:38AM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 743

To answer the original question. The book advises 90w oil but 20w50 is so close to the same thickness it works in the 1500 trannies too. That is all I have run in my 1500 tranny and rear end from the day I got it, over 100k and still no issues. But the 90w oil will be fine.

JMac

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