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RE: TR3A gearbox/oil filler - follow up

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Subject: RE: TR3A gearbox/oil filler - follow up
From: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:17:57 -0800
> Now I know I added gearbox oil in the past ... one of the two retaining
> screws/rods on the side casing ... just which one??? Did I just
> get lucky?
> What danger lies if I add again in one of these locations?

The danger for either location is that the associated shaft will somehow
move while you're adding oil.  Fairly unlikely I would think, provided you
don't turn the drivetrain at all.  BTW, I was wrong before, the upper one is
a locating pin for the shaft that the reverse selector rides on; not a
pivot.  The 4-synchro box has the pivoting lever.  So, since the lower one
is below the normal oil level, you could probably use the upper one.  I
think with either one, the going will be slow as you're forcing the oil
through some fairly small openings inside.

Mike's suggestion of using one of the lockout switch holes is probably a
better idea.

Randall

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