Brad,
You had better drain most of it off and refill with about one
litre or quart. You'll likely have some leaks into your rear wheel hubs
and brakes, etc. There should be a large plug somewhere to remove.
On the older Talbot Alpines there is a square plug on a horizontal flange in
front of the axle housing beside the input shaft.
Later,
Bob
At 12:48 PM 9/15/1998 -0500, you wrote:
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>Tony,
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>Yes, I removed the vented plug at the top of the differential, and filled
>the differential though the threaded hole. I believe the rear end on the
>car is stock. There are a number of nuts at the front of the rear end, and
>none on the back side, as Jarrid described.
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>Can someone definitely tell me the amount of oil that should go into the
>differential?
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>Brad
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>Tony Leeming <tleeming(at)island.net> on 09/15/98 11:25:15 AM
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>To: "Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA)" <GROSS(at)UNIT.COM>
>cc: Brad R. Sahr/MIPP/Imation, alpines(at)autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Differential Fluid
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>Brad, you did not fill it thru the vent hole at the top of the diff. did
>you?
>The diff only holds less than 1 litre
>Tony Leeming
>Series II - Cleared Vent
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>Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA) wrote:
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>> From: Brad R. Sahr
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>> >However, the plug is about 1/4 inch in diameter. There is NO POSSIBLE
>way
>> >for me to get my pinky into a 1/4 inch hole. The difference between
>> >bringing the fluid to within a 1/4 inch of the fill hole and filling
>until
>> >the fluid spills out is very small. I was on a level surface when adding
>> >the oil. It is possible that I have just slightly overfilled the rear
>end,
>> >but I don't think it is 'way' overfilled.
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>> This is sort of strange.
>> Ive never seen a rootes axle with a 1/4 inch filler, the norm
>> is a 3/8? NPT thread. This has about a 1/2 inch diam hole.
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>> Is it possible that you dont have a rootes axle in your car?
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>> The rootes axle has a 3rd member type diff setup, where
>> the gears and all come out the front of the case.
>> The alpine/rootes diff has no rear plate.
>> Most other cars, tigers included have a rear plate that
>> gives you access to the gear set.
>>
>> Jarrid Gross
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