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Re: TR3A gearbox/oil filler - follow up

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Subject: Re: TR3A gearbox/oil filler - follow up
From: "Mike Kitchener" <mikek@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:48:41 +0100
Ed ,
Can you unscrew one of the switches ?
If so , I guess you could drain the gearbox and refill with 1.8 US
pints through the switch hole .  ( 1.8 pints if you're sure there's no
O/D )

> Upon further investigation the gearbox does seem to be put togther
> from inconsistant parts, no filler/dipstick on the top ...no
> filler/plug in the casing. I went a bit further and pealed back the
> rug and padding and found a molested gearbox cover (steel w/foam
> pad) and a nasty cutaway (~3" x 1.5") from the filler hole exposing
> what is apparently two switches - spade connectors, for an
> overdrive.

> 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?

Personally I would leave those screws where they are .
You might have been just lucky .

Cheers ,
Mike .

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