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Originally Posted by JL8Jeff
Ah yes, gear oil is some nasty smelling stuff!  I remember getting that all over me when I had to swap out an axle on the 68 LT1 car I had. Hmmm, maybe that explains why I smoke cigars, hides those automotive smells! |
Yeah, gear oil is about the rudest as you can get. I was working on a Torino 9" a few years back and accidentally cracked one of the rusty axle tubes. I didn't notice at first and walked away for a little while. When I came back the smell was overpowering and there was a DARK black puddle around the axle. You could smell the stink 250 feet away. I ended up having to tile the garage floor because the concrete stain was too righteous for anything else. I'm pretty sure that it was the original 1970 gear lube.