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Topping up oil on type 9 + diff help
bi22le - 5/6/10 at 11:31 AM

A painfully basic question.
I have a typr 9 gbox and I need to top up the oil becasue I think I have a leak.

Is this the refill? Its on the left but seems very low.

gearbox resize
gearbox resize

Also I have a 7" 3.92:1 non LSD sierra diff with push in shafts. I cant see a top up bolt anywhere. All I have is a breather tube at the top. Where is the top up bolt?

Thanks

mangogrooveworkshop - 5/6/10 at 11:44 AM

Top up for the diff is on the back plate its a torx .
The cheat is to put a funnel on the breather and put oil in that way but you have no way to know how much you have in it
TORX 55 to be eaxct

[Edited on 5-6-10 by mangogrooveworkshop]

tomgregory2000 - 5/6/10 at 11:50 AM

and the gearbox is a BIG allen key about half way up the main case

bi22le - 5/6/10 at 12:16 PM

The only torx bolts on the back plate of the diff are the ones holding it on!!
Ill have another look though.

Also I have found a large allen bolt on the side on the gbox but I would safe its well below half way down. As per the pic in OP.

Thanks for your help.

Any other advice or opinions about this would be good.

Also can I put GL5 in a GL4 stated gbox?

Mr G - 5/6/10 at 12:26 PM

See my pictures at the bottom of THIS thread for the 2 different type 9 filler plug locations.

Davg - 5/6/10 at 12:29 PM

Diff level/filler plug is allen plug on the right hand middle of the back plate.

mangogrooveworkshop - 5/6/10 at 12:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Davg
Diff level/filler plug is allen plug on the right hand middle of the back plate.

bi22le - 5/6/10 at 04:42 PM

Ah my fuel tank is well in the way!!!