Comments on: Making Gearbox Refilling Easier

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:06:55 +0000

The “filler” is just the cap and retaining spring as seen through the tunnel cover hole in the top photo – the circular steel disk is removed from the top of the gear box and replaced by that cap to allow you to pour oil directly into the gear box. The dipsticks are sold separately by RM, and simply screw into the filler/level plug holes in place of the square headed plugs.

By: Tiago Carvalho

Tiago Carvalho — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:26:20 +0000

Hi, Nick.

That’s a great solution. Do you have more detailed pics of the filler? What models have it?

The dipstick assembly is from Rocky Mountain? How does it attach to the gearbox? Do you know if it’s sold separately?

Thanks!

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:50:05 +0000

Thanks, Phil.

The tunnel cover I’m using came from the same late MoD SIII 109 as the filler cap and clip (or part of it is – I use the top of that one with the bottom flanges cut off, and the bottoms of the original tunnel cover with the top cut away – this means that the floor panels are properly supported, but I can access the top of the gear box by removing the tunnel cover without removing the floors, a bit like on a Defender). Since I have the Wright OFF Road matting, the grommets are omitted from the cover, making it very easy to access the cap. I cut the matting where the tunnel meets the floors to make it easier to remove the tunnel area of the mat or to just peel back the corner for topping up. The mat is normally one piece from door to door, but careful cutting with a sharp knife results in an easier fit with no gaps.

Nick.

By: Phil Hancock

Phil Hancock — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:39:12 +0000

Nick, if you get a series 2 or X-MOD gearbox tunnel section they have a sideways hinged access panel for accessing the top filler.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:37:43 +0000

Hi Roger,

I used the tunnel cover from the same vehicle the filler cap and retaining spring and 1st/2nd gear detent plug came from. You could cut the hole in a standard transmission tunnel cover – it is the same diameter as the hole in the side, and would normally use the same type rubber grommet. It doesn’t interfere with the gear levers in any way.