Industry know-how, product spotlights, and tech-talk from the Star West team.
Star West Petroeum supplies the lubricants they can rely on to keep their engines running and prevent downtime.
The main purpose of gear oil is to protect the gears of your machinery. Today’s gearboxes are smaller and made of lighter weight material but are pushed to produce more power in increasingly harsh industrial environments.
Automotive gear systems, such as those in manual transmissions and differentials, have a tendency to engage in a lot of metal-on-metal contact, causing heat and friction which results in wear and potential component failure if not maintained properly. Using the right gear oil for each application helps protect these moving parts by reducing friction and transferring heat away from them.
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