{"id":26363,"date":"2023-09-19T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/?p=26363"},"modified":"2025-01-22T09:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T09:51:39","slug":"gear-oil-traxon-traxon-gear-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/gear-oil-traxon-traxon-gear-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"TRAXON\u2122 gear oil for motorized and commercial vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TRAXON\u2122 gear oil<\/strong> offers a number of significant benefits:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent shear stability.<\/li>\n<li>Extended oil life.<\/li>\n<li>Cold weather protection.<\/li>\n<li>Decreased downtime and maintenance costs.<\/li>\n<li>Anti-wear protection.<\/li>\n<li>Oxidation resistance.<\/li>\n<li>Compliance with API and SAE standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today we share with you more information about two of the bestselling products of this line that are available for sale at American Petroleum in our <a href=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/lubricants-in-puerto-rico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lubricants section in Puerto Rico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>TRAXON\u2122 GEAR OIL<\/h2>\n<p>TRAXON\u2122 represents the range of <strong>high quality multigrade lubricants<\/strong> for hypoid gears in motor vehicles and commercial vehicles, produced by Petro-Canada Lubricants.<\/p>\n<p>TRAXON\u2122 gear oil has been specifically formulated to offer <strong>exceptional shear stability and extended oil performance<\/strong>, providing significant protection to help extend equipment life and minimize downtime and maintenance costs.<\/p>\n<p>TRAXON\u2122 gear oils are <strong>designed for use in<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Most manual transmissions (excluding synchronized manual transmissions).<\/li>\n<li>Differential and hypoid gears.<\/li>\n<li>Power take-off units.<\/li>\n<li>Final drives found in passenger cars, trucks and off-road vehicles used in construction, agriculture, forestry and mining operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26364\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TRAXON\u2122-gear-oil.png\" alt=\"TRAXON\u2122 gear oil\" width=\"500\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/TRAXON\u2122-gear-oil.png 500w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/TRAXON\u2122-gear-oil-277x300.png 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the type and grade required, refer to the owner&#8217;s manual.<\/p>\n<p>Most TRAXON\u2122 gear oils <strong>meet API GL-5 and MT-1 requirements<\/strong>, and are designed to meet or exceed the SAE J2360 global standard.<\/p>\n<p>TRAXON\u2122 gear oil is compatible with most oil-lubricated universal joints, wheel bearings, planetary gear sets, steering gears and certain industrial gearboxes that require GL-3 (inactive), GL-4 or GL-5 oils.<\/p>\n<p>Due to specific lubrication needs, TRAXON\u2122 gear oil and specialized manual transmission fluids (such as TRAXON\u2122 Synthetic MTF 75W-80 and TRAXON\u2122 Synthetic CD-50)* <strong>should not be used in<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/maintenance-of-automatic-transmissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Automatic transmissions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Powershift transmissions.<\/li>\n<li>Transmissions and hydrostatic systems including lubrication of clutches and wet brakes.<\/li>\n<li>Manual transaxles in front-wheel drive vehicles requiring an engine oil or automatic transmission fluid.<\/li>\n<li>Spicer manual transmissions that specify the use of monograde engine oils.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, they should not be used in certain manual transmissions that require the exclusive use of an API GL-4 rated oil and a GL-4\/MT-1 oil is not acceptable*.<\/p>\n<h2>TRAXON\u2122 75W-90 Synthetic gear oil<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26366\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TRAXON\u2122-75W-90-Synthetic-gear-oil.png\" alt=\"TRAXON\u2122 75W-90 Synthetic gear oil\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/TRAXON\u2122-75W-90-Synthetic-gear-oil.png 500w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/TRAXON\u2122-75W-90-Synthetic-gear-oil-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/TRAXON\u2122-75W-90-Synthetic-gear-oil-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shear stability ensures that viscosity is maintained to protect equipment against metal-to-metal contact and wear, especially at elevated temperatures. Offers <strong>superior resistance to degradation and sludge formation<\/strong>, resulting in longer oil life with fewer changes and better gear protection.<\/p>\n<p>Provides <strong>excellent protection in extreme cold conditions<\/strong>, facilitating starting and shifting in cold climates.<\/p>\n<p>Improves torque efficiency compared to GL-5 80W-90 (from 20\u00b0C\/68\u00b0F to 45\u00b0C\/113\u00b0F at moderate loads), <strong>resulting in lower friction and lubricant drag<\/strong>, and smoother, more efficient operating performance, which could reduce fuel consumption. Meets API GL-5, MT-1, Meritor 0-94 and Scania STO 1:0 (axle and gearboxes\/MT).<\/p>\n<p>TRAXON\u2122 Synthetic 75W-90 gear oil is <strong>approved to SAE J2360<\/strong> (formerly MIL-PRF-2105E) global standard (PRI QPL GL-0841), <a href=\"https:\/\/aftermarket.zf.com\/en\/aftermarket-portal\/services-and-support\/technical-information\/lubricants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZF TE-ML<\/a> Class 05A,16B,17B,21A (ZF 002212), MACK GO-J MAN 342 Typ M1 (obsolete) and Typ M2, and Meritor (listed worldwide on the TP 9539 extended oil change list in 0-76-Q and 0-95).<\/p>\n<p>Interested in any of these products? Contact your Account Representative or email <a href=\"mailto:info@americanpetroleumpr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">info@americanpetroleumpr.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>*Exceptions:<\/p>\n<p>TRAXON\u2122 Synthetic CD-50 and TRAXON\u2122 E Synthetic MTF 75W-80 are indicated for use in situations where API GL-4 or API MT-1 is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRAXON\u2122 gear oil offers a number of significant benefits:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26368,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lubricants-oils"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26363"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26371,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26363\/revisions\/26371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}