Recently Installed True-Trac
#11
Hmmmm alright. It's been in for about 200 miles. I think I will flush it and see if that helps. What kind of gear oil would be the best?
would synthetic make it feel really choppy?
Definitely didn't get a locker. It was a trutrac.
It feels choppy around corners and in a straight line if I spin them.
Gonna check and make sure the parking brake is adjust properly too.
would synthetic make it feel really choppy?
Definitely didn't get a locker. It was a trutrac.
It feels choppy around corners and in a straight line if I spin them.
Gonna check and make sure the parking brake is adjust properly too.
#13
Why are ya supposed to run just "regular" stuff not synthetic in a Truetrac? Just cuious. I know it's recommended to run a non-syn. in my FLT tranny too. It's done on tranny as far as clutch surfaces needing to grab, & syn. tranny fluid is too slippery. That said, the Truetrac uses gears.
It flies in the face of what OEM's are doing, & they always say synthetics free up HP. Is that it, or is it an extended service life sorta thing?
I figure if anything, OEM's wanna extend service of fluid(s) 1st, HP isn't as great as a concern for them.
It flies in the face of what OEM's are doing, & they always say synthetics free up HP. Is that it, or is it an extended service life sorta thing?
I figure if anything, OEM's wanna extend service of fluid(s) 1st, HP isn't as great as a concern for them.
Last edited by fastnblu; 09-12-2010 at 06:36 AM.
#14
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Why are ya supposed to run just "regular" stuff not synthetic in a Truetrac? Just cuious. I know it's recommended to run a non-syn. in my FLT tranny too. I know why it's done on tranny as far as clutch surfaces neeed to grab, & syn. tranny fluid is slippery. That said, the Truetrac uses gears.
#16
Like skolman, I thought it might be along the same principle, "to make all the moving stuff inside the trutrac able to lockup faster and you have quicker lockup of the posi."
So it improves performance thru quicker lockup but at what cost? More frequent Truetrac fluid changes I'd think. How often should a Truetrac's fluid be changed?
If so, I think I hear an answer coming, it depends on how hard u use it.
Just track maybe once a month, no towing.
Last edited by fastnblu; 05-04-2010 at 10:51 PM.
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Oh sure, go and edit your post on me! There is no real "ware" parts in a tru-trac, like clutches, so they will go a LONG time. If you changed the oil every 30K, you'd be well ahead of most people, Even if you only did it every 75k, I doubt you would still ever ware anything out.
#20
Oh sure, go and edit your post on me! There is no real "ware" parts in a tru-trac, like clutches, so they will go a LONG time. If you changed the oil every 30K, you'd be well ahead of most people, Even if you only did it every 75k, I doubt you would still ever ware anything out.
71K on original tranny & rear, neither ever changed. It doesn't it make it right, just how it is, but have a valid excuse or 2. I thought I'd have a FLT at 50K, so that explains that, & rearend...well, I can't stand old rearend fluid smell. That stinks & if u get it on your clothes, ehh, just nasty smelling hard to remove from clothing.
But there again, I thought by now, I'd have a Truetrac. So goes my finances & plans.
Good thing is tho, if all goes right, I'll have my FLT installed in ~1wk. And now that I worked some surprise OT today & Sat will get some hrs., I can swing a Truetrac soon too. Real soon, a month tops.
Last edited by fastnblu; 05-04-2010 at 11:16 PM.