No need to drain the gearbox.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
robertduquette@sympatico.ca wrote:
> I'm sure this will seem like a stupid question, as I figure I'm the only one
> who doesn't know the answer, but ...
> If one were to remove the angle drive from their BN1 gearbox, would that
> person then find out, in a somewhat rude fashion, if they had oil in their
> gearbox?
> Or, in other words, are you supposed to drain the gearbox first?
> I feel somewhat foolish asking, but I'll feel a lot more foolish finding out
> the hard way. This is my first time with a car that has an "angle drive" or
> overdrive. I did check the archives. Lots of mention of removing them; no
> mention of draining first. I checked the Service Manual and it is only
> mentioned as part of a complete service, near as I can find.
> I would normally assume, from the angle drive's location, that the gearbox
> should be drained, but I seem to have gleaned from discussions here that angle
> drive lubrication is required, so that leads me to assume that the oil isn't
> shared. On the other hand, there was a tiny bit of what looked like dirty
> engine oil on the lower end of the angle drive and the interior floor. ( But,
> it was thickened up with dust, so it's hard to tell. )
> Thanks!
> Robert Duquette
>
> Ottawa ON Canada
>
> 1965 RHD BRG Austin-Healey Sprite ( project )
>
> 1967 RHD MG Midget ( aka: Miss Marple )
>
> 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 ( aka: Carmen
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