| abstract |
The present invention provides a hypoid axle bimodal gear lubricant formulation comprising: (a) a base oil of lubricating viscosity, (b) at least one viscosity index improver, (c) a friction modifier, and (d) an antiwear additive; wherein said bimodal gear lubricant formulation produces a gel permeation chromatogram having at least a first peak representative of the base oil and at least a second peak representative of the viscosity index improver, and wherein said base oil has a viscosity at 100° C. in the range of from about 2 centistokes to about 8 centistokes, and wherein said undilute viscosity index improver has a viscosity in the range of from about 600 centistokes to about 45,00 centistokes. |