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Title: Tip for the day
Post by: Shackeng on 16 May 2016, 10:10:59
Unable to get my 1L Halfords oil bottle high enough to empty it into the diff, I used a thoroughly cleaned Gunson brake bleed bottle pressurised from the adjacent tyre at reduced pressure. Worked a treat. :y
Title: Re: Tip for the day
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 16 May 2016, 10:39:20
Sounds good!

+1 and something I'll bear in mind  :y
Title: Re: Tip for the day
Post by: TheBoy on 16 May 2016, 17:37:39
Handy little things, even if many substances seem to knacker the seals prematurely....

...but then I've normally trodden on, dropped, or otherwise destroyed mine regularly anyway ;D
Title: Re: Tip for the day
Post by: 05omegav6 on 16 May 2016, 21:37:38
Handy little things, even if many substances seem to knacker the seals prematurely....

...but then I've normally trodden on, dropped, or otherwise destroyed mine regularly anyway ;D
Almost cheap enough to be disposable too :y
Title: Re: Tip for the day
Post by: Nick W on 16 May 2016, 21:50:29
Handy little things, even if many substances seem to knacker the seals prematurely....

...but then I've normally trodden on, dropped, or otherwise destroyed mine regularly anyway ;D
Almost cheap enough to be disposable too :y


I don't want to know how many I've bought over the years.
I suspect they've eloped with my screwdrivers, and are breeding some very strange tools ;D
Title: Re: Tip for the day
Post by: Stargazer57N on 16 May 2016, 23:25:22
When I changed my diff oil last week I use a £12 sealey syphon pump to empty the diff and then reversed the pump to pump the new oil  from the bottle to the diff. worked perfectly.
Title: Re: Tip for the day
Post by: Shackeng on 17 May 2016, 09:53:21
When I changed my diff oil last week I use a £12 sealey syphon pump to empty the diff and then reversed the pump to pump the new oil  from the bottle to the diff. worked perfectly.

I used similar to drain the diff, but found it easier to clean the brake bottle than the pump pipes. :y
Doing the TD estate today. :y
Title: Re: Tip for the day
Post by: Mr Gav on 17 May 2016, 12:47:39
You can drill a drain hole in the diff if you want, remove the bottom cover plate bolt and using a 6mm drill, drill upwards to the back of the bolt hole on a slight angle into the diff housing.
You can put insulating tape to protect the threads of the bolt hole if you feel it helps but it`s not necessary, then you have a nice little drain hole which will save you syphoning the oil out when you want to change it.

It`s best to drain it after a good run too as the oil is quite thick.
Title: Re: Tip for the day
Post by: TheBoy on 18 May 2016, 17:53:26
Handy little things, even if many substances seem to knacker the seals prematurely....

...but then I've normally trodden on, dropped, or otherwise destroyed mine regularly anyway ;D
Almost cheap enough to be disposable too :y
Not if you need "right now" (ie, local shop), even blagging trade at the usual factors doesn't help greatly :(


I should be more organised ;D
Title: Re: Tip for the day
Post by: TheBoy on 18 May 2016, 17:54:02
I should be more organised ;D
Bit I do lead a very "interesting" life ;D
Title: Re: Tip for the day
Post by: 05omegav6 on 18 May 2016, 19:07:24
Handy little things, even if many substances seem to knacker the seals prematurely....

...but then I've normally trodden on, dropped, or otherwise destroyed mine regularly anyway ;D
Almost cheap enough to be disposable too :y
Not if you need "right now" (ie, local shop), even blagging trade at the usual factors doesn't help greatly :(


I should be more organised ;D
Bought my last one in a little Halfords on a bank holiday saturday having been told by the bint in Eurocarparts that she had never heard of them so wasn't going to look it up 'as there was no point' >:( Almost as stupid as the rest of the people in there...

I was only there as it was the ONLY place in Southampton that had stock of Focus brake hoses, but I digress ::)