Thread: Salisbury Rear and Mobile 1
View Single Post
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 08-11-2002, 02:20 PM
SCOBRAC's Avatar
SCOBRAC SCOBRAC is offline
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Northern California, CA
Cobra Make, Engine: -Sold- Contemporary 427S/C # CCX-3152 1966 427 Med Rise Side Oiler, 8v 3.54:1 Salisbury IRS, Koni's.. (Now I'm riding Harleys)
Posts: 2,567
Not Ranked     
Thumbs down Salisbury Rear and Mobile 1
I recently changed the cover of my Salisbury (e type) rear end and decided to use Mobile 1 gear lube when I put it back together. I took it for a spin afterward and every time I went into a corner or made a turn I got a pretty significant chatter out of the clutch plates.. It didn't like the Mobile 1 at all..

I went back to Valvoline 80w/90 GL-5 and it is fine.. So much for exotic fluids.. I am still planning on running Mobile 1 in the top loader as I do in the FE, I will let you know how it works out.

I needed to replace the drain plug while I was in there. The threads are 3/4" US pipe and I found a really cool brass recessed pipe plug ala 427 SO freeze plug style at my hardware store.. The salesman handed me the iron plug for $1.29 and then the cool brass plug.. He said, This one is $2.49.. kind of expensive, and you need a really big allen wrench to get it off.. I took two and just smiled.. The 9/16 allen wrench was $4.99 made in the USA.

A $10 cobra repair, tool included and I get a brass drain plug? Life is good.

Regards,
Attached Images
 
__________________
michael

A man that is young in years, may be old in hours, if he have lost no time. But that happeneth rarely. Generally, youth is like the first cogitations, not so wise as the second. For there is a youth in thoughts, as well as in ages... Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
Reply With Quote