A critical market driver for rear axle lubricants continues to be the improved fuel efficiency, which is related to improvements in power transfer efficiency. Power transfer efficiency improvements are achieved with a reduction in the kinematic viscosity (KV) of rear axle lubricants. General Motors (GM) recently reduced the recommended viscosity grade for their rear axle lubricants from the Society of Automotive Engineers standard (SAE) 75W-90 to SAE 75W-85. This reduction in viscosity continues to require the optimization of rear axle lubricants to ensure durability. Lubricants that form thick elastohydrodynamic (EHD) films and are shear stable even when lower kinematic viscosities are required. This work depicts how a rear axle lubricant was developed and improved with the proper selection of base oil and polymer. This newly developed SAE 75W-85 rear axle fluid was incorporated as factory fill in 2019 in T1 LDPU-GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 series pickup trucks.


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    Title :

    Optimization of Base Oils and Polymers for Improved Durability and Fuel-Efficient Axle Lubricants


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers



    Conference:

    Automotive Technical Papers ; 2022



    Publication date :

    2022-02-15




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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