Steve,
For future reference. I have found it much easier to fill the gearbox using a
small hand pump that I found at a local auto parts store to pump the oil
into the
gearbox rather than trying to use a funnel. Either way will work though. :)
-JW
At 12:40 PM 9/26/99 -0700, Steve Conley wrote:
>Tried my first attempt at two maintenance items; adjusting the rear brakes
>and replacing the gearbox oil. First up on the "B" (AKA: The DIY Training
>Vehicle) was adjusting the rear brakes. Thanks to a tip by Ray Huff, I
>removed the rear wheels which gives easier access to the adjusting bolts.
>The procedure went quick and smooth (for a change). Then I went for a drive
>to test it out and I started to smell something burning! I got out to check
>and sure enough there was smoke coming out of my LR wheel and the wheel was
>hot. Doh! Guess I tightened a bit too much. So I jacked it back up and
>tweaked it down a skosh. Now I started on the gearbox. Once again everything
>was going pretty smooth, until it was time to fill it back up! The filler
>hole on my tranny is on the side with not a lot of access room. I remembered
>that there was an access plug on the hump behind the radio where the older
>models had a dipstick/filler hole. I stuck a tube down the hole and attached
>a funnel on the top side and stuck the other end in the filler hole. What do
>you know, it worked! My education continues...
>
>Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could
>go straight upwards.
>-Sir Fred Hoyle, British Astronomer
>
>Steve Conley
>Marysville, WA USA
>'76 MGB Roadster
>GHN5UG393585G
>mailto:swconley@foxinternet.net
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>
>
John Walker
john@rmartin.net
drone@d23.com
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