RE: SER1 T'case Level Plug

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Hi Nick,

That would explain the oil level plug ('1/8" gas') cryptically drawn off
to one side and no threaded hole drawn on the rear of the t'case in my
parts book.  I guess at the dawn of Landy time the t'cases didn't leak,
proving that 'drip down lubrication' was an evolutionary development :-)

George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project

On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Nick Condon wrote:

> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:04:20 +0100
> From: Nick Condon <ncondon@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
> Reply-To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: RE: SER1 T'case Level Plug
>
> George,
>
> You are right about Rover making this up as they went along. My 80
> originally had no level plug there and at a later date (as instructed by
> Rover) a 1/4 BSF bolt was tapped in.
>
> (Don't know where the swarf went but it was at least one major rebuild ago)!
>
> Nick.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx [mailto:series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx] On
> Behalf Of George E Sollish
> Sent: 01 September 2004 13:52
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: Re: SER1 T'case Level Plug
>
> Hi Allan, Martin and Mark,
>
> I think Mark Love is right about the size as my level plug is hex-headed
> and I use a 14mm socket to remove it (the corners are rounded so the
> correct socket size is a bit fuzzy) -- 3/8 BSP would have a major diameter
> larger than my distance across flats.  It sounds like Rover was making
> this feature up as they went along.
>
> As to the desirability of a dipstick, it saves crawling under and, if it
> were long enough to bend over near the master cylinder reservoir (say, if
> I used a bit of old speedo cable for the dipstick) I would only have to
> unscrew the 12 screws retaining the center stowage box (no access under
> the seat in a Minerva) when I really needed to do so, rather than the
> 'once weekly' I do now.
>
> Thanks.
>
> George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
> 			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project
>
> On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Allan Harding wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 08:50:52 +1000
> > From: Allan Harding <Allan.Harding@xxx.xxx.xx>
> > Reply-To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> > To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> > Subject: Re: SER1 T'case Level Plug
> >
> >     G'Day George,
> >     The thread on the level filler plug is either 3/8" or 1/2" BSP
> (British
> > Standard Pipe). I cannot tell which because I do not have one here at work
> > with me. The pitch of both 1/2" BSP and 1/2" NP threads is the same, this
> is
> > not the case for the 3/8" BSP and NP threads.
> >     Can't see the need for dipsticks etc. though. The transfer case is
> filled
> > to the bottom of the hole oil level hole.
> >     Cheers
> >     Allan
> >     Canberra, Australia
> >
> >
> >
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