12-21-2021, 08:39 AM
(12-20-2021, 10:00 PM)EdK Wrote: Anybody have a suggestion as to what oil to use to replace the questionable oil that's in the gear box from the factory? The manual says 140 weight gear oil. Seems like that's kind of heavy but I'm no expert in gear oil. It needs to be able to be used with a bronze gear.
Ed
EDIT: Never mind, I found this.
Gear Oil
I know you said 'never mind' but I'll pass on my experience. I have two saws at least 10 years old. Cleaned out both gear boxes when they were new and filled them with some synthetic 75w-90 gear lube I had on hand. Both saws have been trouble free. My conclusion is that 'the correct lubriicant' is pretty flexible.