Gear and transfer box drain and fill plug sizes please!!!
Its good that the amount of info on here means its hard to search for specifics,
but the other side is , can some body please give me the size and type of fitting required to undo the above plugs. I need to change the fluids in both boxes, hoping like the difff's its just a 14mm hex but as with most G stuff i will probably be hoping after the job is done.
Hi it would help if you mention the model/year/etc.
I've done it on a 1991 463 300GE auto, the transfer case was the same as the diffs and the big allen key in the toolkit (14mm hex), but the transmission wasn't as straightforward, as I wanted to change the filter as well (you might as well do them at the same time) so I took the whole pan out. A number of small screws need taking out to get the pan off, plus the gasket is probably worth changing if it is old and hardened. There is a drain plug in the pan but can't remember if it's the same as the others, I'd assume it is, being Austro/German engineered!
hi Gib
the gearbox oil should be ATF not 80/90 ep
haha well this might - or might not- answer your question.
let me try to attach it..
Another step on the road to recovery , thansk to Fixwin and M2dXb. Last night drained the engine , transfer and gearbox oils. All of them where dirty and old but no subtantial particals and a 5 min wash of th engine filter provided no horror stories. So that is all the fluids swaped out. Except the lockers and clutch may play with them next week.
I also greased all the proprshaft joints, but think they will need a couple of attempts as the grease is not coming out of all shells. But some new grease is better than none!
Does any one have a source to get the correct bull nose tip for greasing the nipples as i had to use a std grease nipple set up , no hastle just would be a bit quicker with the correct tip??
Most welcome!
I get such things from my local hardware/tool store, not the big chains (B&Q etc).
Otherwise why not try the wonderful internet:
http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=grease+fitting&aq=f
From the link thats the std kind of grease nipple which i am used to ( work in a factory so have plenty). On the props i have the low profile ones that need a special adaptor if you want to use them. Does any one know where to get this conical adaptor??
Hi Gib try i
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Nahh, it would be boring if i gave all the info at the start in a sensible manner.
1984 300GD M2. Manual 4 spd
Thanks for the info by the way more than likely 14mm for both then. Also why is there an option of fluids? I am just putting 80ep back in but it mentions that i have to speak to a stealer to find out what fluid was in there originaly . What other option was there???