syncromesh transmission fluid?

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Alright it's gotten kinda chilly here in NW Arkansas and I am having my first winter weather with " the wife's jeep". It has the T176 and when it's cold it grinds like hell going into second gear. I know the syncromesh transmission fluid is supposed to help shifting, but will it help these cold shifts?My other rig with a T5 has always done this too, but not as bad. Can I use syncromesh in a T5? If so where do you get it, who makes it, and how much is it? The grinding really gets on my nerves.....Thanks
 

i forgot where you live in AR, but i know you have a crow-burlingame near by. we got our new shop talk catalogs today and they are running a special on ACDelco syncromesh fluid right now. i forgot the price but it was less than ive seen it before?
 
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i had the same problem. my transmission wouldnt shift when it was really cold out. i put some synthetic transmission fluid thast i got from the dealer..( i know :lol: ) and it shifts like a hot knife in butter now. from the look of the old fluid i would say that there was just enough water in it that it would freeze up and make shifting hard to nearly impossiable when it was really cold out.
 
There is no ez or cheaper mod than the synromesh change out. What it does for the shifting of a transmission is good bang for the buck stuff! tug
 

when i wake up in the morning... i take a double shot of it to get the joints working right
 
would syncromesh have any advantage in an automatic and is it worth the price? All my old transmission fluid is now on the side of my favorite trail and after in get a new external oil cooler im gonna need something to fil her back up with, should i stay with the cheap checker stuff or go to syncromesh? Sorry to thread jack.
 
OK I have heard enough good things about this stuff to be interested. Not that I am a believer of miracles in a bottle. But I have been shown the light on a few things. So should we toss this in the tranfer case too? And is it a full 80-90w replacement or just an additive?

NOW,......... if it only warms up enough to break out the bike I can lift the Jeep and do some mods!!!!

Yea wm69, were in NW AR are you??
 

The Penzoil Synchromesh is one of the magic fluids that help save the Aisin-Warner trannies like the AX5 and AX15. It helps them because it's easy on the soft brass synchronizers that the factory recommended GL5 gear oil has all but ruined.

Your T176 probably won't benefit much from it, and it may even be too thin or otherwise the wrong gear oil for your transmission.

If you want truely smoother shifts go with a synthetic (which the synchromesh is not). Check out www.redlineoil.com and see what's right for the T176.
 
synchromesh may be good for SOME autos... there are a number of GM auto trannies that suggest using GM SM
 

BakedAlaskan said:
OK I have heard enough good things about this stuff to be interested. Not that I am a believer of miracles in a bottle. But I have been shown the light on a few things. So should we toss this in the tranfer case too? And is it a full 80-90w replacement or just an additive?

NOW,......... if it only warms up enough to break out the bike I can lift the Jeep and do some mods!!!!

Yea wm69, were in NW AR are you??
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I'm with you in fayetteville. I've had a tan CJ for about 10 years and just bought a green one last year(had a roof rack, light bar etc) from Chuck at Rock Ready on south school. The tan one now resides at my parents in East Arkansas but the green one is in the garage.
 
Cool deal, a local!!! I wonder how many times we have past each other? Mine is Flat olive drab, black soft top, 3.5 of lift, chrome modulars, 33 MTRs. I am in it everyday that its not bike weather. We will have to hook up someday and swap lies, and do a little wheelin.

Your T176 probably won't benefit much from it, and it may even be too thin or otherwise the wrong gear oil for your transmission.
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Thanks for the heads up, I'll leave my T-18 alone then.[/quote]
 
sounds cool, although the green one isn't up for much in the way of serious wheeling as it is now. the jeep in my sig line is the hunting rig I have in east arkansas; shad macon redid the engine last year and I added all the goodies then. Just had a kid so the green one isn't getting much $$$ right now.
 

Serious wheeling?? Sorry to hear that, I only ride with those that compete in televised rock crawling events. :shock: :lol: :lol:

Thats exactly the type of wheeling I like, Finding new trails, (Not from around here so they're all new to me), enjoying mild to fun trails, and not breaking my Jeep. Basicly enjoying the Jeep and the friends that are there. And besides My ............."whispers" my amc 20 is still stock.......
Most of those I have found that wheel here have there rigs trailered to the places. There is also a guy up in Bentonville that sounds interested in a near stock wheeing group ride.

I've done the powerlines at Weddington several times since its just a few miles from my house. Then they closed the rest of the place up tight.

Congrats on the kidlette!!! Future 4x4 enthusiest, we can use all we can get. My daughter (8yo) loves to wheel with her daddy. Of course she doesn't let me drive much. I'm just the pedal man.
 
Hey baked AK, you know a good mechanic up here? I've got a buddy who had his jeep ('80 CJ7 35's, dana 44's F and R, 351, Transmission and tcase out of a ford wrecker) partially rebuilt by Rock Ready (chuck carlson), but they didn't finish it and he is trying to find someone locally to rebuild the transmission, tcase, axles, and redo the steering and brakes. Is Ozark offroad open again (i know they closed their shop on 6th street, but heard they were reopening). I had good experinces with Chuck, (bought the jeep in the garage now from him) but he had this guys jeep for over a year and the guy finally got mad and went and got it. He's looking at trying to get it back in the shop to finish it probably this summer and I told him I would snoop around and see if I could come up with anything. Thanks!
 
I know lots of mechanics but most work full time and tinkering on the side just isn't what they like to do. The Manual trans a transfer case is going to be the hard one. I believe Acme still does manuals. The axles brakes and steering can be just about anyone. Does he need gears or just bearings and such?

I'd offer my services but my garage is about 2 months from being completed. Not to mention my jeep will be clogging it up with a typical Jeep Ta-do-list.
 

everything works as is, but he wants everything on it new just so he won't have to worry about it (yeah, I know, that's a myth...a "finished" jeep...he's still single so he can get away with dropping cash like that for no reason). He would probably be happy with new bearings and seals in the tcase and transmission and he wants new ball joints, u joints etc in the front end, and new bearings, seals etc in the rear. I told him he should put an AGR box and pump, along with new tie rod ends to get the steering (along with the other new stuff in front). Brakes he could probably just resurface and bleed; might take cylinder kits in the rear and new calipers up front (he's got a soft pedal now) along with new pads. It's just a typical jeep now and he wants it ready to go without worrying about something breaking from normal use (he ripped the shifter out of the old T176 (pins broke) and then the new transmission has a shifter duct taped onto the transmission :lol: He's just looking for somebody who will get it done in a reasonable amount of time and do it right the first time. I recommended Rock Ready cause I've had good work done there, but needless to say he wasn't treated very well there. Shad Macon built his engine, and although it is a BAD motor, the original estimate was @$3K and it ended up being over twice that before it was said and done (shad did my motor and was right on budget; I'm very pleased with it) . He's kinda had bad experiences with mechanics since he moved here and is looking for someone local to finish the job.....
 
but he wants everything on it new just so he won't have to worry about it
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I tried that once with my 86 CJ7. $7500 later I had to dump it for 3K. Fix what is broke or weak and treat it right. THEN repeat if neccessary. Doesn't he know you can't buy "Non-$#it-happening-insurance." :D

Tell him to call Bohannans Auto Service in Bentonville PH # 273-7674
Tell him Jamie at Newberry's told him to go there. These guys are the main heavy truck guys that do all the work for Rockcrawlers of NWA. These guys are highly recommended, not to mention they are on the trail. Jamie also helps host the Rocktober fest each year.

I always do my own work so if you need any help with your Local Jeep don't hesitate to ask. Especially on stuff that doesn't require leaving the Jeep for a week. Hopefully next fall that won't even be an issue. Lots of driveway space, just no garage yet and my tools are in three different places. But getting your carb tuned, and other stuff let me know.
 
Yeah I've driven by that place on a weekend, but didn't know the name or have a phone # or anything. I'll give him the info... THANKS!
 
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