gearbox oil....how many litres?

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 23 Mar 2006, 2:31 pm

#467016

ok i just drained my gearbox.......was about 1.5 litres in there according to the measurements in the drip tray.

i just put 2 litres of synthetic oil in there.......its not up to the filler plug.

how much does the box hold?

its an old swinger bug box.

Nick

62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 23 Mar 2006, 2:36 pm

#467021

ahh its cool its only just below so must be able 2 litres then.

its funny i found a billion places in books websites and on here that tell u what oil to use

no one. mentioned how much

62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

subimanx Casual Dubber

47 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 23 Mar 2006, 3:46 pm

#467036

about 2.5 liters...just fill it until it runs out of the filler plug

oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 24 Mar 2006, 11:45 pm

#467684

What ^^ said. don't fill it too quicky though. it could over flow giving the impression that it's full, when really, it's just flowing slowly. Manuals say to fill it with the axels loaded too so you'll get the correct amount in there.. or maybe have the rear axels loaded when you're draining it to get rid of as much dirty oil as possible..

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