Day 11, Transmission fluid

 Hi Ya'll,

Very short day and a hot one to boot!  Got some parts ordered today from SNG, new coolant hoses, a couple of grommets for the fire wall and an 'O'ring for the heater control valve.  The turn signal activator bracket is also in and was shipped today, as I've mentioned this is a critical piece as it keeps the locking pin that holds the steering column in. 


Work today consisted of lowering the exhaust system so I could get the transmission drain bolt out, draining the transmission and refilling with Redline MT90.  If you search Jag Lovers you'll find that this is considered a vast improvement over standard 90W gear oil and my personal experience has been good with it to, not cheap but the transmission will likely shift better.


Looking for the access hole for the trany fill plug I found this 'mouse' hole,  just kidding.  I think that someone drilled this out so that they could install a new speedometer cable or angle drive. Needless to say it would let a lot of hot air into the passenger compartment so I covered it up.

'Mouse Hole' patched with aluminum tape

I took this photo to show how close the exhaust pipe is to the drain bolt for the transmission,  I had to drop the muffler just a bit to be able to get a wrench on it and take it out.  Just another one of those little things that add time.


It's not cheap but it's so much better than the regular stuff, I've ordered the Redline gear lube for the differential so will be a few days till I get that. 



That's it for today,  probably won't post again till next week when I get the new parts.  Getting the pipes in feels like I'm on the down hill slope unless I find something else-I hope not!

Cheers,
Lynn



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  1. Drew ScherzAugust 26, 2020 at 6:25 AM

    I've been running Redline MT90 since I installed the rebuilt gearbox in Ruby and the gearbox has functioned great these past five years. In fact, I need to open up the access hole, check the level and will probably need to add a little more since I've driven 5,500 miles since the last tour.

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