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J R K (Kenyon)
Member
Username: Kenyon
Post Number: 482
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 6:37 am: | |
Philip,
I believe waht your saying is the right one. Check your 348 manual its shown in there... |
philip (Fanatic1)
Member
Username: Fanatic1
Post Number: 340
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 6:18 am: | |
Guys,
On the 348 is the dipstick for the gear box oil the "bolt" type thing that sits directly on top about 7 inches to the left of the "ferrari pumpkin ball"......Great description, huh? |
Eugene Angelo (Eangelo)
New member
Username: Eangelo
Post Number: 40
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 10:36 pm: | |
Will do.
Thanks. |
"The Don" (The_don)
Senior Member
Username: The_don
Post Number: 5739
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 10:17 pm: | |
Next time you change the oil,
sacrific a quart of oil by flushing the box before you fill it for good. |
Eugene Angelo (Eangelo)
New member
Username: Eangelo
Post Number: 38
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 9:25 pm: | |
Yes, I had some very fine shavings. The total amount was about the size of a single pea. |
"The Don" (The_don)
Senior Member
Username: The_don
Post Number: 5738
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 9:21 pm: | |
Did you have any metal shavings on your drain plug? |
Eugene Angelo (Eangelo)
New member
Username: Eangelo
Post Number: 36
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 9:17 pm: | |
Don,
Very true. But that huge 19mm filler plug is very easy to reach with the air filter housing removed. Also, I can set a normal size funnel right into the filler hole. No need for a long narrow tube down to the dip stick hole. It took about 30 minutes to change the gear box oil. |
"The Don" (The_don)
Senior Member
Username: The_don
Post Number: 5736
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 9:11 pm: | |
Why not drain the oil and fill via the dip stick?
All you need is the 10 mm to drain and a 12 mm socket (If I recall) to remove the check level dip stick |
Eugene Angelo (Eangelo)
New member
Username: Eangelo
Post Number: 34
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 9:04 pm: | |
Instead of paying $30.00 to $45.00 on a 19mm hex socket that I might use once a year, I bought a $9.00 19mm L style allen wrench from a local tool supplier. With the long part of the allen wrench inserted in the filler plug I used a 3/4" wrench to turn the allen wrench and loosen the plug. It worked great. BTW, I used Redline 75w90NS. |
Eugene Angelo (Eangelo)
New member
Username: Eangelo
Post Number: 33
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 3:27 pm: | |
Thanks for all the great info. JRV, very creative idea!!!!! |
JRV (Jrvall)
Intermediate Member
Username: Jrvall
Post Number: 1861
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 12:03 pm: | |
Tom is correct, 19mm
I made a homemade wrench by putting a 19mm lug nut into a socket with a large enough piece sticking out as to not round off the plug corners.
It's not a bad idea in certian cases to hit plugs with sealing washers underneath with 1 or 2 hard blows to flatten the sealing ring a little more thus releasing the grip. |
Tom Jones (Ferrarioldman)
Junior Member
Username: Ferrarioldman
Post Number: 134
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 11:56 am: | |
19 mm for the huge plug on the top. But I put a home made reducer on the end of a hose and fill it through the hole for the dip stick. |
Eugene Angelo (Eangelo)
New member
Username: Eangelo
Post Number: 31
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 12:58 am: | |
For the gear box oil filler plug on a 348. I know the drain plug is 10 or 12mm. But, the filler plug is huge, something like 20-24mm. I have searched earlier threads and have not found a clear answer.
Thanks.... |