Kinderlehrer's wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've been out of town on business off and on for the past 3 weeks, and
> didn't maintain my subscription for fear of over flowing my poor service
> provider. But I suspect no one has asked this very basic question while I
> was incommunicado.
>
> Where exactly is the level plug on the transmission that is the access for
> checking and refilling fluid? The most likely plug I've found is on the
> left side (this much of a hint is in the Haines manual), but it appears to
> be an adjusting screw with a spring between the head of the bolt and a lock
> nut against the trans to keep it set. The lock nut is only a 1/2" and the
> set screw 7/16". Doesn't seem to be the right size for adding fluid. Can
> anybody give me any hints? I "topped" off the rear end with almost a pint
> of oil, I'm afraid to drive the car again until I know the trans is full.
>
> BTW, this trip brought me back to the UK. Saw several Spits. Met a cab
> driver that claimed to have wrecked a Tiger in his youth, and another bloke
> that had a Stag but couldn't keep it repaired, but no TR4's or 3's. Saw
> several of the new MG's. It's really a nice looking car, maybe one day they
> will import it?? Maybe one day someone will revive the Triumph nameplate?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> BobK
There's a plastic cap on top of the transmission that should be
accessible by removing a rubber plug from the transmission tunnel.
When you pull it, it's got a dipstick on it for checking the oil level.
--
George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L
(getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
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