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Hi -not been on here for a while but hopefully some simple advice needed please. Changing my gearbox oil - I've drained usual dark stinky oil out. Opened new oil (Comma SX75w-90 GL4 semi-syth - researched on here to be correct) but this is practically clear!? (I mean clear like water) Is this right ...

Hi -not been on here for a while but hopefully some simple advice needed please. Changing my gearbox oil - I've drained usual dark stinky oil out. Opened new oil (Comma SX75w-90 GL4 semi-syth - researched on here to be correct) but this is practically clear!? (I mean clear like water) Is this right ...

Finally got this done today.
Made up metal bar to hold flange still and drifted new seal on using a 46mm socket = perfect fit.
Thanks for your help

PS at the risk of sounding snarky, get a Bentley manual. Seal replacement covered nicely, and who knows there might be another repair on the van needed :) Not snarky at all - I really should, as you say there just may be a chance that I'll need to fix summat else some time :lol: - where do I get on...

Thanks alistair - really helpful - and a diagram! How'd you get the pictures of the underside of my van with all that sprayed oil? :lol: And this was interesting.... "the diff mount bolts left loose for a few miles, then tightened up. Just to allow the front diff to settle in a happy place (a s...

Engine off, left for five minutes while dropping the jack, tried again nothing. Just a thought but when tried again you had engine running? if not maybe slight leak and vacuum flask emptied during that 5 mins? Got to do my rear lock on pick-up some time - the times those bloody fairies have let me ...

Thanks for checking and getting back - much appretiated
-I'll do that the weekend then .

Thanks again M&C!

max and caddy wrote:..just take nut off..no preload or such like on that to fret over,

- freting over the unknown seems to get worse with age.....maybe thats a good thing !

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