[TR] Looking for suggestions on tools to use to top off Triumph transmissions

[DAVID MASSEY]

I did just that.  I have a thermoplastic cover (I bought from Roadster Factory in 1990 and still serves me well) which makes modifications easy.  I cut a hole sized for a floor jacking hole plug and I converted to a hex head transmission plug.  I still have to pull back the carpet and under felt but after that, Bob's you uncle.  It is not a lot different than the plug for the filler/dipstick on the TR3.

 

Dave Massey


 

 

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From: Dave Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net>
To: 'Triumphs' <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Aug 28, 2018 10:23 pm
Subject: [TR] Looking for suggestions on tools to use to top off Triumph transmissions



Hi All,
I hope you have had a great 2018 driving season so far. I was lucky enough to travel from Cincinnati, Ohio to the 2018 Kas Kastner race in Beaver, Pa. myself which all totaled was about a 700 mile round trip. I had a great time and the car was problem free. 
 My question to the group is what types of tools to you use to top off your transmission. Especially on the road? They all leak a bit and mine is no different. What I am kind of concerned about is traveling on longer trips and doing normal maintenance like checking the fluid level in the transmission. I don’t have a access opening in my transmission tunnel right now but I plan to address that issue and that kind of gets me to my second question. But first, at the moment, to add transmission oil, I have to lift the entire car up on jack stands, wait for the oil to center itself, then unscrew the fill plug with a open end wrench. Not a solution for on the road… So, I was thinking about cutting a hole big enough for a socket (6-point) or whatever will work on a ½” pipe plug, then use a 1 qt. oil can with a pump to top off the transmission. I can fabricate a metal cover to plug the hole.
What have you guys done?
Thanks,
Dave Connitt
’67 TR4A IRS
 
 


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