jamesmartin
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ive never used as theres little point if you change oil regularly trying to improve whats ample anyhow, though i wouldnt in gear box as baulk rings work by gripping the gear cone and are designed with the oil in mind to be used in the box
Thanks James. Does that suggest the synchromesh would not work properly?
jamesmartin
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or may cause premature wear
Chlorinated Additives are not good for a gearbox, even an old Landy one ...
They all corrode copper-based alloys at moderate temperatures, a problem noticed in the 1930's ...
There is an AA report kicking about on the web someplace ...
Thanks for that. A very interesting theory. I'll search for that report
Thanks for all your comments. Having gone into this in detail with many people, I have decided not to use Molyslip in the gear box. I'll probably use it in the diffs.. As for changing the gearbox oil regularly has anyone come up with a technique for getting oil into the level/filler plug that doesn't need the dexterity of a Chinese midwife? I thought about drilling a hole in the nearside floor and feeding a plastic pipe from a funnel into the filler hole. The drilled hole could then be closed with a rubber bung.
Use a garden pressure sprayer pump thing ....
or have a friend fill it from the top with a longer hose and you underneath steering the tube ...
Thanks for your reply. I like the dispenser idea and will look around.
I hear what you say but don't understand your reason. I would be interested in hearing the reason for not using it in needle rollers.
It makes them skid.
raywin
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I think this one comes up regularly, I bought a couple of these and they work fine, also very cheap.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New...183296?hash=item33afe26a80:g:gQAAAOSwRLZT8No~
Thanks raywin. I'll have a look at your idea. Could be very useful.
cambridgecockney
Active Member
I use a length of hose with a funnel through the engine bay.
Thanks a lot. So simple. That's that job done.
Next problem is getting the drain plug of the transfer box loose. Any ideas? I've tried the obvious but it will not shift.
That's what the wife said. However lying on the ground underneath even my biggest hammer wouldn't shift it. I cut a piece of 6mm thick aluminium to the width of the slot in the plug and pulled on it with a long stilson pipe wrench. That worked but the 6mm aluminium was twisted in the process. Whoever fitted the plug last time must have used an impact driver of some kind.
See post #8 ...
