Re: SER1 Slightly OT: gearbox designs

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>
> Me again.
>

Hello again :-)
> I believe that one of the reasons for the change is that the cap on the
> selector top cover does not have a good seal from water or dust 
> particularly
> when tension is lost from the retaining spring.  The blanking of the 
> filler
> was done to reduce the possibility of oil contamination.
>
That makes a lot of sense I guess.
> After all you have to get under the vehicle to fill all the other 90ep
> items. transfer, diffs, swivels you may as well do the gearbox at the 
> same
> time.

True enough - having spent part of the weekend doing this I'm reminded 
of how many places there are to put oil.  No one some of it seems to 
find it's way onto the ground after a while :-)

>   Thinking back to my series IIa I believe that the deluxe trim also
> covered the tunnel so you couldn't see the rubber grommet if it was 
> there at
> all.
>

<grin>Trim ? What's that then ? </grin>

Jon




> Cheers
> Diana  : - ))
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Strangways" <mark.strangways@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
> To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:15 PM
> Subject: Re: SER1 Slightly OT: gearbox designs
>
>
> I guess that is called 'progress' Jon!
>
> Actually, I have also seen gearbox tunnels with these large rubber 
> bungs
> fitted on the top as you describe. I wonder if early Series 2 
> gearboxes were
> like the Series 1 type and it was possible to fill them from the top? 
> and
> rather than fit the swing away flap, they chose the cheaper option or 
> the
> rubber bung? - just a thought.....
>
>
> Cheers
> Mark
> Halifax UK
>
>>>> jon.hutchings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx.xx 10/10/2005 13:04:55 
>>>> >>>
> Q:2
>
> I may not have been clear, on a series one gearbox there is a nice big
> oil filler hole with a lid which is held on by a clip which slides
> away. (under the flap behind the main gear stick).  This makes pouring
> new oil in nice an' easy :-)
>
> On my series 3 ( and I presume all such beasts since it looks like the
> official parts pictures )  this same hole is under a rubber bung ( in
> the same position behind the gear stick)   and is blanked off with a
> steel plug. To replace the main gear box oil you have to crawl around
> underneath and pour oil in the level plug.  What I don't understand is
> why they changed to this system, and why bother with the rubber bung in
> the cab since there is nothing behind it except the blanked off oil
> filler.  Or am I being dim ?
>
> Jon
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Jon Hutchings
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