[Mgs] Filling gearbox on an MGB

[mgbob at juno.com]

  Yes, there is a better way.  Marine stores sell a pump for filling of
gearboxes on outboard motors. Pump screws into the top of the oil bottle and
it works a treat--doesn't spill when bottle falls over, pumps out the entire
bottle. Good deal all 'round. I think it was $5.99 I paid for mine.
Bob


---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1 at comcast.net>
To: <mgs at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Mgs] Filling gearbox on an MGB
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:21:45 -0400

List,

I've just had the unpleasant experience of filling the o/d gearbox on my '72
MGB with an old Sears oil gun. A good deal of the oil was on me and the
floor. Even less fun when you're trying to do it with the car on jackstands
and ramps. 3 quarts also necessitated 6 trips from under the car for (messy)
refills.

Does anyone have a better method short of buying a lift or taking it to
someone else? A pump of some kind perhaps?

The only good news is that the addition of a non return valve spring has
fixed the overdrive! Guess the guy who sold it to me on Ebay left that small
piece out!

Ed Woods
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