plus you fill the box anyway until the stuff comes running out again, wait
for it to stop running and put the plug back on. In theory impossible to
overfill.
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> From: Trmgafun@aol.com[SMTP:Trmgafun@aol.com]
> Reply To: Trmgafun@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 8:50 PM
> To: Triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: A & J Sumps
>
>
> Hello chaps,
>
> Just when you think that you've figured everything out something else
> comes
> up. When I had my TR6 gearbox and overdrive out of the car last month to
> replace the clutch, I drained and replaced the gearbox oil, assuming that
> it
> included the overdrive fluid. When I buttoned everything back up, I added
> the
> quantity that my Haynes manual specified for the gearbox AND overdrive,
> and
> figured everything was okay. Last night I was reading through the TR6
> book by
> William Kimberly and it mentioned that the A type overdrive shared the oil
> with the gearbox, but the J type (which I have) does not.
>
> I'm assuming that my gearbox has a little too much oil in it now and that
> I'd
> better drain some of it, and check my overdrive fluid level.
>
> Can someone with a little overdrive experience explain the difference
> between
> the two overdrive sump designs to me?? My Haynes manual is pretty vague
> in
> this area.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott Helms
> Looking for a used Bentley manual
>
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