<font color='black' size='3' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><font size="3">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.<br>
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From: Dave Connitt <dconnitt@fuse.net><br>
To: 'Triumphs' <triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Tue, Aug 28, 2018 10:23 pm<br>
Subject: [TR] Looking for suggestions on tools to use to top off Triumph transmissions<br>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Hi All,</span></div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">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. </span></div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> 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.</span></div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">What have you guys done?</span></div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Thanks,</span></div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Dave Connitt</span></div>
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