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by Steve Marshall
Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:30 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Gearbox Oil Change
Replies: 23
Views: 6253
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Re: Gearbox Oil Change

My garage is a very tight fit for an E-Type, I can only open the bonnet about 18". I jacked the front up pretty high using a 3 tonne trolley jack under the picture frame and some HD axle stands and drained the gearbox. I have a strip of oak cable tied under the picture frame permanently to protect i...
by Steve Marshall
Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:18 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Gearbox Oil Change
Replies: 23
Views: 6253
Great Britain

Re: Gearbox Oil Change

“gearboxes are usually lubricated for life - aren't they? ” No no no no no...... Only do this if you want that gearbox to have a short life. There is a service interval for E-Type gearboxes and axles, it is 12,000 miles. And don’t forget that the oil change interval for the XK engine is 3,000 miles...
by Steve Marshall
Sun Mar 24, 2019 5:12 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Gearbox Oil Change
Replies: 23
Views: 6253
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Re: Gearbox Oil Change

Both on the LHS side for me. Sorry guys, I honestly did give it a reasonably good shot without bothering the group. I just looked at gearbox, lubrication, oil etc in the Haynes index, nothing. And 'gearbox oil change' in the group didn't get what I wanted. I didn't think of it as a 'routine' item - ...
by Steve Marshall
Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:50 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Gearbox Oil Change
Replies: 23
Views: 6253
Great Britain

Re: Gearbox Oil Change

I have change my signature as requested.
I have done a fair amount of research, but details on removing the internal trim is hard to find. Some say it is impossible, which saves looking!

Steve
by Steve Marshall
Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:48 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Gearbox Oil Change
Replies: 23
Views: 6253
Great Britain

Re: Gearbox Oil Change

Brilliant
I have heard of them, but they just went straight to the top of my list for Santa.
I know everything about refilling the gearbox except getting at it from inside the car.

Thanks


Steve
by Steve Marshall
Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:14 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Gearbox Oil Change
Replies: 23
Views: 6253
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Gearbox Oil Change

A dumb newbie question, but how do you get at the gearbox filler? Haynes says nothing about changing or topping up the gearbox. In the Supplement about removing the engine, it tells you how to get the cover off - start with removing the radio console. Then pull up the handbrake and "Lift up the cove...
by Steve Marshall
Sat Mar 23, 2019 7:45 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Stripped sump plug thread
Replies: 24
Views: 7537
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Re: Stripped sump plug thread

I inherited a sump plug hole which had been stripped, upsized to 18mm and then stripped again. I really didn't want to take the sump off (impossible inside my garage, and a tow truck to get it anywhere else) so I got a reduced shank 18.5mm drill bit and bored the opening out in situ with a right-ang...
by Steve Marshall
Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:05 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Sump Plug
Replies: 7
Views: 2652
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Re: Sump Plug

UNC looks like a better choice. But it's not only Jaguar who are so fond of fine threads. 1.5mm pitch looks pretty standard for 13mm, 15mm 17mm and 20mm plugs.

I just bought a 20mm magnetic one intended for a Porsche for my 'E'.

Steve
by Steve Marshall
Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Sump Plug
Replies: 7
Views: 2652
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Re: Sump Plug

Thanks guys I thought the main oil pickup was from the inclined tube which goes through the P clip. The careful previous owner put the P clip upside down so that the pickup was too steep, then bolted the sump up, which fractured the oil pump body. Then they seized the engine big time. Unanswerable q...
by Steve Marshall
Sat Mar 09, 2019 7:46 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Sump Plug
Replies: 7
Views: 2652
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Sump Plug

Looks like I need to tap out my sump drain plug to 20mm. Previous careful owners have taken it out to 18mm and then managed to strip the thread again! I have drained the oil. I would like to do it in situ, then run the old old through the engine to flush out (nearly) all of the swarf. Does the oil p...
by Steve Marshall
Tue Mar 05, 2019 11:50 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: Stripped sump plug thread
Replies: 24
Views: 7537
Great Britain

Re: Stripped sump plug thread

Amazing value on eBay 252571370222 114pc Oil Pan Thread Repair Kit Sump Gearbox Drain Plug Tool Set

6 taps of different sizes and 36 plugs!

All metric I suppose, but still!
by Steve Marshall
Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:06 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Stripped sump plug thread
Replies: 24
Views: 7537
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Re: Stripped sump plug thread

I just bought the oversized one from Coolcats. It is 18TPI but 1/16th inch larger than standard (so 11/16ths) with a taper and slots to allow it to self tap the existing thread more deeply. About £10 + £10 postage. I am not sure about the state of my existing thread, it just didn't feel right when I...
by Steve Marshall
Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:59 pm
Forum: Series 2
Topic: Upper Steering Column Bearings
Replies: 31
Views: 10319
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Re: Upper Steering Column Bearings

There have been two S2 columns on eBay this week. First time I ever saw even one.

Why commission a unique taper roller bearing for a non-demanding application on a low volume car? Only Jaguar engineers would have known.

Steve
by Steve Marshall
Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:42 am
Forum: Series 2
Topic: Upper Steering Column Bearings
Replies: 31
Views: 10319
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Re: Upper Steering Column Bearings

Hi

I would be happy to sell you my unused solid bearings from SNGB at 2/3rds new cost!

Nothing really wrong with having a well greased solid bush replacement, just not quite pukka.


Steve
by Steve Marshall
Sun Nov 11, 2018 7:02 pm
Forum: Series 2
Topic: distributor
Replies: 14
Views: 4865
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Re: distributor

I had endless problems with my distributor which was rebuilt by Distributor Doctor. Nothing wrong with their work, just iffy rotor arms, distributor caps and capacitors. One capacitor lasted only 1 mile. I gave up on the originality and had a 123 fitted. Brilliant! I never had issues with distributo...
by Steve Marshall
Sun Nov 11, 2018 6:40 pm
Forum: Series 2
Topic: Upper Steering Column Bearings
Replies: 31
Views: 10319
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Re: Upper Steering Column Bearings

I bought SNG Barratt replacements but they turned out to be solid types. My lower plastic cage taper needle roller item had a weird effect where it was bearing on plastic instead of the needles, because some of the cage had become swollen as if by fire or chemical attack. Definitely no fire ever in ...
by Steve Marshall
Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:16 pm
Forum: Series 2
Topic: 50 Year Celebration of the Series 2 !
Replies: 38
Views: 11252
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Re: 50 Year Celebration of the Series 2 !

I would be up for this, especially Bicester!

Steve
by Steve Marshall
Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:06 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Adjusting bonnet / urgent
Replies: 9
Views: 3802
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Re: Adjusting bonnet / urgent

Thanks guys I will report back.
by Steve Marshall
Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:28 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: Adjusting bonnet / urgent
Replies: 9
Views: 3802
Great Britain

Re: Adjusting bonnet / urgent

I have the my original bonnet, shell and frames, and none of them have been seriously dinged (shell has been dipped and stripped, so I know). My bonnet is still a few mm skewed. The shims give up and down and fore and aft movement. Is there any lateral side-to-side movement on the front mountings wh...
by Steve Marshall
Sun Jun 10, 2018 11:38 am
Forum: Series 2
Topic: Broken clock from a 1969 series 2 E-type
Replies: 25
Views: 13713
Great Britain

Re: Broken clock from a 1969 series 2 E-type

Can you rig up a caravan style solar battery trickle-charger to solve both problems?

The clock power drain will be absolutely miniscule, the internal drain in the battery probably dominates.

Steve