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Re: Filling a J-type OD and Tranny?

To: John Duhart <DUHART@symbol.com>
Subject: Re: Filling a J-type OD and Tranny?
From: Bollen <bollen@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 08:25:49 -0500
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <s4b485d9.065@roadrunner.symbol.com>
John Duhart wrote:
> 
> Hey All,
> 
>  I've purchased a J-type OD and tranny recently and will be installing it 
>this month.  My questions are:
> 
> 1) How does one fil the OD with gear oil?  I haven't seen any fill plug on 
>the OD.
> 
> 2) Do you just fill the tranny with gear oil, and let the oil flow past the 
>rear bearing into the OD?
> 
> 3) How much gear oil do you use?
> 
> 4) How is oil prevented from getting to the rear gears of the OD?
> 
> 5) How does oil get into the pump of the OD?
> 
> Thanks,
> JHD IV
> 
John, I can't answer all your questions, but when I got my gearbox and
O/D back from rebuilding I just filled it thru the side of the gearbox.
That was 2 years ago, so I asume its OK.


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