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Technical Section => Trike Tech => Topic started by: one arm bandit on June 28, 2012, 08:09:23 PM



Title: reliant diff oil
Post by: one arm bandit on June 28, 2012, 08:09:23 PM
i know the oil is ep90 as gearbox, i havnt paid much attention to the diff it seems spot on, so i was thinking i may aswell change the oil, how do i drain the awd stuff out, i see the square bolt mid way up on the back/lhs but i thought this would be the refill hole and level, ??? ???


Title: Re: reliant diff oil
Post by: terry t on June 28, 2012, 08:16:36 PM
i know the oil is ep90 as gearbox, i havnt paid much attention to the diff it seems spot on, so i was thinking i may aswell change the oil, how do i drain the awd stuff out, i see the square bolt mid way up on the back/lhs but i thought this would be the refill hole and level, ??? ???
piece of hose and suck. or syphon it out with a syringe. or leave and just top up
didn't you have the shaft out and split the diff casing ???


Title: Re: reliant diff oil
Post by: spanners on June 28, 2012, 08:17:48 PM
i know the oil is ep90 as gearbox, i havnt paid much attention to the diff it seems spot on, so i was thinking i may aswell change the oil, how do i drain the awd stuff out, i see the square bolt mid way up on the back/lhs but i thought this would be the refill hole and level, ??? ???

reliant never thought about draining it  ::)
its a tip it up job or split the diff ,,
i did once find one where the bottom stud came out and it was drilled through and oil came out,, but i think it was just a faulty drilling or casting,,,


Title: Re: reliant diff oil
Post by: one arm bandit on June 28, 2012, 09:18:32 PM
i know the oil is ep90 as gearbox, i havnt paid much attention to the diff it seems spot on, so i was thinking i may aswell change the oil, how do i drain the awd stuff out, i see the square bolt mid way up on the back/lhs but i thought this would be the refill hole and level, ??? ???
piece of hose and suck. or syphon it out with a syringe. or leave and just top up
didn't you have the shaft out and split the diff casing ???
ive had the shafts out a few times doing bearings then disc's, but the casing was oil tight so i thought better of p*****g it off :D
i know the oil is ep90 as gearbox, i havnt paid much attention to the diff it seems spot on, so i was thinking i may aswell change the oil, how do i drain the awd stuff out, i see the square bolt mid way up on the back/lhs but i thought this would be the refill hole and level, ??? ???

reliant never thought about draining it  ::)
its a tip it up job or split the diff ,,
i did once find one where the bottom stud came out and it was drilled through and oil came out,, but i think it was just a faulty drilling or casting,,,
thought it would be the "case" ;D of tipping up or splitting,  might see if i can syphon tomorrow as i havnt had a gob full of oil for a while. failing that ile just check and top up ;)

thanks for the info terry/mike :)


Title: Re: reliant diff oil
Post by: steven brock on June 28, 2012, 09:37:59 PM
A mouthful of gear oil .. Omg yuck


Title: Re: reliant diff oil
Post by: one arm bandit on June 28, 2012, 09:55:20 PM
A mouthful of gear oil .. Omg yuck
it cant be as bad as the fork oil i had when changing the seals, being a cripple i have to improvise alot to get the job done,im on me third front tooth in 2years :P


Title: Re: reliant diff oil
Post by: hunter on June 28, 2012, 10:04:59 PM
A mouthful of gear oil .. Omg yuck


Like cats pi$$


Title: Re: reliant diff oil
Post by: trikerpete on June 28, 2012, 10:07:24 PM
A mouthful of gear oil .. Omg yuck


Like cats pi$$

never tried that  ;) :D