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Gearbox oil filling

How do you fill oil into your gearboxes? What kind of funnel or bottle do you use?

I never have found any practical solution to this problem. There are a lot of vertical holes on different machinery. Also horizontal holes with other parts above. At present, I have same problem not only on Nortons but on Vincents, 2-stroke Suzukis, a wheel loader and a mini excavator.

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The only way I've found to top-up  a 'dolls head' box is with a Wesco oil can.  I think that's why they were in the WD model toolkits.

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Gear oil (and ATF) often comes in 1 litre squeezy bottles with a plastic extension tube which might fit?

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Stupid me, asked first and then went to the workshop. Found that the Motul oil bottle, recommended for my TTI gearbox in the Manx, was what you described and worked perfectly.

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I cut funnels out of plastic bottles which have an integral handle, such as milk bottles.  If you cut carefully you can make a catcher for poured oil and a horizontal pourer to get the oil inside the box.  A pair of scissors or sharp knife will do the cutting

Paul

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Hello  Please  Do Not Use  ATF oil in the clutch or gearbox   Why One May say  Well for one  The ATF oil in the Clutch  destroys the internal clutch rubbers  and  the additives in ATF Attacks Bronze or Brass  sleeve bearings  by dissolving them over time, do use Castrol Hypoly 80   with no additives  and for Clutch oil LUCAS  TRANSMISSION OIL  W20  As used for Harley Davidson  early  motorcycles  

 


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