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one arm bandit
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« 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, Huh Huh
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« Reply #1 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, Huh Huh
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 Huh
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« Reply #2 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, Huh Huh

reliant never thought about draining it  Roll Eyes
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,,,
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« Reply #3 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, Huh Huh
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 Huh
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 Cheesy
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, Huh Huh

reliant never thought about draining it  Roll Eyes
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" Grin 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 Wink

thanks for the info terry/mike Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2012, 09:37:59 PM »

A mouthful of gear oil .. Omg yuck
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« Reply #5 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 Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2012, 10:04:59 PM »

A mouthful of gear oil .. Omg yuck


Like cats pi$$
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« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2012, 10:07:24 PM »

A mouthful of gear oil .. Omg yuck


Like cats pi$$

never tried that  Wink Cheesy
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what do you mean, I cant do that !! Smiley
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