TP-9539 Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

TECHNICAL BULLETIN TP-9539
Meritor
APPROVED REAR DRIVE AXLE LUBRICANTS

CAUTION

You must ﬁll Meritor axles with Meritor-speciﬁed lubricants

only. Do not ﬁll an axle with non-approved lubricants, which

will void Meritor’s warranty. Damage to axle components can

result.
For complete lubrication information, refer to Maintenance

Manual 1, Preventive Maintenance and Lubrication. To obtain this

publication, contact the Meritor OnTrac™ Customer Call Center

at 866-OnTrac1 (866-668-7221), or visit our website at

meritor.com.
To avoid axle component damage, ﬁll Meritor axles with approved

lubricants only. Using non-approved lubricants will void Meritor’s

warranty.
Table A: Axle Oil Speciﬁcations
Extended Drain

Lubricants
Standard Drain

Lubricants
SAE Viscosity Grade
Meritor Speciﬁcation
SAE Speciﬁcation
Outside Temperature
85W-140
Above +10°F (–12°C)
80W-140
Above –15°F (–26°C)
80W-90
Above –15°F (–26°C)
75W-140
O-94
SAE J2360 Tested and Approved
Above –40°F (–40°C)
75W-90
Above –40°F (–40°C)
75W-85
Above –40°F (–40°C)
75W
From –40°F (–40°C) to +35°F (+2°C)
75W-85*
Above –40°F (–40°C)
75W-90*
Above –40°F (–40°C)

O-95
SAE J2360 Tested and Approved
80W-90
Above –15°F (–26°C)
80W-140
Above –15°F (–26°C)
* Recommended for all Meritor High Efﬁciency (“HE”) variant axles
(16579)

Printed in USA
Copyright Meritor, Inc., 2020
TP-9539 / Revised 09-20

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Table B: Extended-Drain-Approved Synthetic Axle Oil Suppliers

Name of Lubricant
Viscosity
Manufacturer
Akron Vector H Axle
80W-140
Mexicano de Lubricantes, S.A. de C.V.
Delo Gear Lubricant ESI
80W-90
Chevron Lubricants
Delo Syn-Gear HD
75W-90
Chevron Lubricants
75W-90, 80W-140
Chevron Lubricants
75W-90
BASF Corporation
Emgard EP 80W-140 (Emgard 2831)
80W-140
BASF Corporation
Emgard® FE 75W-90 (Emgard® 2986)
75W-90
BASF Corporation
Emgard XFE 75W-85 (Emgard 7103)
75W-85
BASF Corporation
Hi-Tec Syngear V Extra
75W-90
Hi-Tec Oil Traders Pty Ltd.
75W-90, 80W-140
Phillips 66 Company
Delo Syn-Gear XDM

®
®
Emgard EP 75W-90 (Emgard 2984)

®
®
®
®
®
Kendall Super Three Star

Mobil Delvac 1 Gear Oil
75W-90, 80W-140
ExxonMobil
NEMCO Syngear
75W-90
NemCo Resources Limited
PURUS Synthetic Heavy Duty Gear Lube
75W-90, 80W-140
Warren Oil Company, Inc.
Shell Spirax S6 ADME
75W-90
Shell Lubricants
Shell Spirax S6 AXME
75W-90, 80W-140
Shell Lubricants
Shell Spirax S6 AXRME
75W-90
Shell Lubricants
Sonic MP Gear Oil
75W/90
Federated Cooperatives Limited
Syn-Gear
75W-90, 80W-140
BP Lubricants USA Inc.
Syn-Gear
75W-90, 80W-140
Castrol Heavy Duty Lubricants, Inc.
SYNSTAR GL
75W-90
Caltex Oil Pty. Limited
Syntrax E
75W-90, 80W-140
Castrol Heavy Duty Lubricants, Inc.
Transintex Plus EP
75W-90, 80W-140
Raloy Lubricantes, S.A. de C.V.
Transmission SYN NA
75W-90, 80W-140
Total Lubricants
Traxon E Synthetic
75W-90, 80W-140
Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc.
Trion Synthetic Gear Lube
75W-90, 80W-140
Phillips 66 Company
Valvoline HD Synthetic Gear Oil EP
75W-90, 80W-140
Valvoline, Inc.
Listed lubricants may not be available for all geographical regions, please check local legislation to ensure compliance with government

ordinances.
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC

2135 West Maple Road

Troy, MI 48084 USA

866-OnTrac1 (668-7221)

meritor.com
Information contained in this publication was in effect at the time the publication was approved for printing and is subject to change without notice or liability.

Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC, reserves the right to revise the information presented or to discontinue the production of parts described at any time.

Copyright 2020

Meritor Inc.

All Rights Reserved
Printed in USA
TP-9539

Revised 09-20

(16579)
VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLC
September 21, 2020

Dear customer,

Volvo Trucks North America would like to inform you of a change to the

recommendation regarding the lubricant in your Meritor 14XHE drive axles.

In order to take full advantage of the efficiency of the axles, we recommend at the next

oil change interval you change to one of the high quality 75w-90 synthetic gear oils as

outlined in Meritor's latest Technical Bulletin TP-9539 included in this mailing.

Copies of this latest revision can be found at

https://www.meritor.com/literature-on-demand

.

Sincerely,

Volvo Trucks North America
Volvo Group North America LLC

7900 National Service Rd. (27409)

PO Box 26115

Greensboro, NC 27402-6115
Telephone

(336) 393-2000

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