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That looks pretty neat - I haven't seen that over here but then again most
petrol stations sell coffee and sandwiches rather than oil!
On Sun, 23 Oct 2022 at 02:11, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Daniel,
> As you know from your book =F0=9F=98=83 I have the Watts link that makes =
it
> torturous to add oil. Over on this side of the pond, Valvoline now sells
> their gear oil in squeezable bag. It=E2=80=99s changed life! It=E2=80=99s=
a few dollars
> more, but I just reuse the accordion container with oil from the cheaper
> plastic container.
>
> Ron Soave
>
>
> > On Oct 22, 2022, at 3:05 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> >
> > =EF=BB=BF
> > Hi List,
> >
> > I've never found changing the back axle on my 69 Sprite to be a great
> experience. Part of what makes it awkward is that I have to fill the oil
> in the axle casing (not having the filler in the diff casing like on
> earlier cars) and I have a Panhard rod fitted. I like to use Mobil SHC b=
ut
> it doesn't come with an extendable squirter type filler nozzle. I do kee=
p
> an old Castrol one that does and I've even extended it with a length of
> rubber hose. But it's still awkward to get the bottle in place and to be
> able to give it a squeeze. I think some years I've even removed a wheel =
to
> better be able to get the bottle and my hand in.
> >
> > After a bit of fiddling around and swearing earlier, without actually
> getting any oil into the casing, I remembered I have a brand new manually
> operated 'transfer pump' that I bought for a different purpose and never
> used. It looks a bit like a grease gun only it has a couple of barbed
> fittings at the base which the supplied clear plastic pipe fits onto. Th=
en
> one pipe goes into the Mobil SHC oil bottle and the other end into the ax=
le
> casing. After that it's simply a case of gently pulling a rod at the oth=
er
> end (like the one on a grease pump for filling it) and the oil is sucked =
up
> from the bottle and pumped into the axle casing.
> >
> > Yes, the base of the pump did leak a little (not sure why other than I
> was pumping too hard maybe) and yes I did have to put 3/8 bolts in the
> plastic pipe afterwards to stop the oil dripping out and making a smelly
> mess (synthetic gear oil smells as bad as the non-synthetic gear oil), bu=
t
> generally using the transfer pump was a quicker and less troublesome way =
to
> get the job done. Since my Sprite has a 5 speed that unlike the Sprite
> box, uses gear oil, I won't have to flush out the pump, or pipes etc when=
I
> come to change the gearbox oil using the transfer pump and my funnel with=
a
> 4 foot pipe extension on it, can be retired.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> > Daniel
> > ------------------------
> >
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<div dir=3D"ltr">That looks pretty neat - I haven't seen that over here=
but then again most petrol stations sell coffee and sandwiches rather than=
oil!=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" clas=
s=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, 23 Oct 2022 at 02:11, Ron Soave <<a href=3D"mai=
lto:soavero@yahoo.com">soavero@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s=
olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Daniel,<br>
As you know from your book =F0=9F=98=83 I have the Watts link that makes it=
torturous to add oil. Over on this side of the pond, Valvoline now sells t=
heir gear oil in squeezable bag. It=E2=80=99s changed life! It=E2=80=99s a =
few dollars more, but I just reuse the accordion container with oil from th=
e cheaper plastic container.=C2=A0 <br>
<br>
Ron Soave<br>
=C2=A0<br>
<br>
> On Oct 22, 2022, at 3:05 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <<a href=3D"=
mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net=
</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> =EF=BB=BF<br>
> Hi List, <br>
> <br>
> I've never found changing the back axle on my 69 Sprite to be a gr=
eat experience.=C2=A0 Part of what makes it awkward is that I have to fill =
the oil in the axle casing (not having the filler in the diff casing like o=
n earlier cars) and I have a Panhard rod fitted.=C2=A0 I like to use Mobil =
SHC but it doesn't come with an extendable squirter type filler nozzle.=
=C2=A0 I do keep an old Castrol one that does and I've even extended it=
with a length of rubber hose.=C2=A0 But it's still awkward to get the =
bottle in place and to be able to give it a squeeze.=C2=A0 I think some yea=
rs I've even removed a wheel to better be able to get the bottle and my=
hand in.<br>
> <br>
> After a bit of fiddling around and swearing earlier, without actually =
getting any oil into the casing, I remembered I have a brand new manually o=
perated 'transfer pump' that I bought for a different purpose and n=
ever used.=C2=A0 It looks a bit like a grease gun only it has a couple of b=
arbed fittings at the base which the supplied clear plastic pipe fits onto.=
=C2=A0 Then one pipe goes into the Mobil SHC oil bottle and the other end i=
nto the axle casing.=C2=A0 After that it's simply a case of gently pull=
ing a rod at the other end (like the one on a grease pump for filling it) a=
nd the oil is sucked up from the bottle and pumped into the axle casing.<br=
>
> <br>
> Yes, the base of the pump did leak a little (not sure why other than I=
was pumping too hard maybe) and yes I did have to put 3/8 bolts in the pla=
stic pipe afterwards to stop the oil dripping out and making a smelly mess =
(synthetic gear oil smells as bad as the non-synthetic gear oil), but gener=
ally using the transfer pump was a quicker and less troublesome way to get =
the job done.=C2=A0 Since my Sprite has a 5 speed that unlike the Sprite bo=
x, uses gear oil, I won't have to flush out the pump, or pipes etc when=
I come to change the gearbox oil using the transfer pump and my funnel wit=
h a 4 foot pipe extension on it, can be retired.<br>
> <br>
> Regards<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Daniel<br>
> ------------------------<br>
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