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wdb · 08-11-2022, 09:20 AM

What's the point? You still need oil. Sturdy stuff too. There are heavy loads inside a gearbox, not just on the gear teeth themselves. Plus it is impossible for the gears to do their jobs at all if they don't impart force from one to the other.

08-11-2022, 09:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
wdb lurker's apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: the Perimeter Posts: 942 PlainJane - '12 Toyota Tacoma Base 4WD Access Cab 90 day: 20.98 mpg (US) Thanks: 504 Thanked 226 Times in 173 Posts	What's the point? You still need oil. Sturdy stuff too. There are heavy loads inside a gearbox, not just on the gear teeth themselves. Plus it is impossible for the gears to do their jobs at all if they don't impart force from one to the other.