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Bruce Lancaster · 05-11-2010, 03:41 PM

One thing...the Model A gears, differential, and axles were kept 100% as is in the rear axle used on about 80 or 90% of 1932 B and V8 production. Ford altered only the housings, and did not go to the later rear until the very end of '32 production.
As of 1932, Ford had already switched to the early SAE family of gear oils, something like 220 weight from memory, and as the oils evolved 140 and 90 became the recommended lubes for all the '32-48 rears.
I think if your car had been serviced by a Ford dealer in the mid-thirties or later, it would have gotten 140.

05-11-2010, 03:41 PM	#12
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: Differential oil used One thing...the Model A gears, differential, and axles were kept 100% as is in the rear axle used on about 80 or 90% of 1932 B and V8 production. Ford altered only the housings, and did not go to the later rear until the very end of '32 production. As of 1932, Ford had already switched to the early SAE family of gear oils, something like 220 weight from memory, and as the oils evolved 140 and 90 became the recommended lubes for all the '32-48 rears. I think if your car had been serviced by a Ford dealer in the mid-thirties or later, it would have gotten 140.