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Dangle_kt

posted on 22/11/08 at 05:19 PM Reply With Quote
how do I fill up my english axle?

Hi,

Is this what I have to get off to fill the diff with oil?

diff oil2
diff oil2


I cant pull it off or unscrew it and dont want to do any damage incase it isn't what I think it is!

If that isn't where I pour the oil in, where does it go in?

Thanks

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Chippy

posted on 22/11/08 at 05:24 PM Reply With Quote
Well that rusty lump is not the oil filler, it's the vent. It releases pressure in the diff as it warms up, and then cools down. Cheers Ray
Edit to say filler/level plug is, (I think), on the bolt on back plate.

[Edited on 22-11-08 by Chippy]





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Dangle_kt

posted on 22/11/08 at 05:28 PM Reply With Quote
thought it looked like the valve on my nans pressure cooker!

Cheers I'll have a rummage.

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r1_pete

posted on 22/11/08 at 05:40 PM Reply With Quote
There should be a level plug about a 1/4 to 1/3 the way up the axle, it will be in either the rear pressed housing, or in the diff casting itself.






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RoadkillUK

posted on 22/11/08 at 06:38 PM Reply With Quote
This axle is pictured upside down, but the filler is that big thing on the back.








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posted on 22/11/08 at 08:36 PM Reply With Quote
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02GF74

posted on 22/11/08 at 08:37 PM Reply With Quote
^^^ wot 'e said. It is the round plut with the square hole at about 11 o'clock postion on the rond back plate.

You can use 1/2 inch ratchet to undo it.

The thinkg you refer to is the breeather - don't break it as they are hard to find; if you do, then a Land Rover axle breather will foit, albeit with a bit of epoxy to hold it in place.






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