Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Back axle oil change made easier

From: Ron Soave via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 20:11:01 -0500

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Daniel,
As you know from your book =F0=9F=98=83 I have the Watts link that makes it t=
orturous to add oil. Over on this side of the pond, Valvoline now sells thei=
r gear oil in squeezable bag. It=E2=80=99s changed life! It=E2=80=99s a few d=
ollars more, but I just reuse the accordion container with oil from the chea=
per plastic container. =20

Ron Soave
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> On Oct 22, 2022, at 3:05 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <[email-masked]=
am.net> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi List,=20
>=20
> I've never found changing the back axle on my 69 Sprite to be a great expe=
rience.  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 but it doesn't co=
me with an extendable squirter type filler nozzle.  I do keep an old Castrol=
 one that does and I've even extended it with a length of rubber hose.  But i=
t's still awkward to get the bottle in place and to be able to give it a squ=
eeze.  I think some years I've even removed a wheel to better be able to get=
 the bottle and my hand in.
>=20
> After a bit of fiddling around and swearing earlier, without actually gett=
ing any oil into the casing, I remembered I have a brand new manually operat=
ed '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 th=
e base which the supplied clear plastic pipe fits onto.  Then one pipe goes i=
nto the Mobil SHC oil bottle and the other end into the axle casing.  After t=
hat it's simply a case of gently pulling a rod at the other end (like the on=
e on a grease pump for filling it) and the oil is sucked up from the bottle a=
nd pumped into the axle casing.
>=20
> 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 p=
ipe afterwards to stop the oil dripping out and making a smelly mess (synthe=
tic gear oil smells as bad as the non-synthetic gear oil), but generally usi=
ng the transfer pump was a quicker and less troublesome way to get the job d=
one.  Since my Sprite has a 5 speed that unlike the Sprite box, uses gear oi=
l, I won't have to flush out the pump, or pipes etc when I come to change th=
e gearbox oil using the transfer pump and my funnel with a 4 foot pipe exten=
sion on it, can be retired.
>=20
> Regards
>=20
>=20
> Daniel
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From: Weslake1330 via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 12:25:06 +0100

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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 <[email-masked]> 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 <
> [email-masked]> 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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> >
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<div dir=3D"ltr">That looks pretty neat - I haven&#39;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 &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; 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>
&gt; On Oct 22, 2022, at 3:05 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; =EF=BB=BF<br>
&gt; Hi List, <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I&#39;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&#39;t come with an extendable squirter type filler nozzle.=
=C2=A0 I do keep an old Castrol one that does and I&#39;ve even extended it=
 with a length of rubber hose.=C2=A0 But it&#39;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&#39;ve even removed a wheel to better be able to get the bottle and my=
 hand in.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; 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 &#39;transfer pump&#39; 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&#39;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=
&gt; <br>
&gt; 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&#39;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>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Regards<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Daniel<br>
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