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Old 28-07-2010, 01:47 PM
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im away to fill up my s2 lsd box with new oil,is there a level plug i need to remove to make sure i dont overfill it?ta,lee
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Old 28-07-2010, 01:51 PM
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you fill till it starts to come back out the fill hole. Ps do it on the flat .
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Old 28-07-2010, 01:51 PM
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Aye its on the front bout half way up, fill it level with this port, with the car flat on the ground. Six mm allen key if i remember
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mint,and is the drain the long bolt on the very bottom aye?
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Old 28-07-2010, 02:12 PM
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Ford never put a drain plug in them! Wonder what they were trying to say!
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mint,and is the drain the long bolt on the very bottom aye?
The drain plug is located on both side's of the gearbox in the middle at the back,their called the inner cv joints . Micky
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The drain plug is located on both side's of the gearbox in the middle at the back,their called the inner cv joints . Micky


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gucci non-servicable throw away gearboxes lol
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like mt-75s with pto blanks!
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yeah lol, at least they got drain plugs though! You not fancy putting and mtx75 in it like i did to all three of my XR3s?
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