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Message started by Dutch Racing 70 on 09/21/10 at 8:01am

Title: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by Dutch Racing 70 on 09/21/10 at 8:01am

Can somebody give me input on what is the quickest and cleanest method of filling up the third member with gear oil? I have the inner axle seals installed, so it does not need too much gear oil.

Every time I change gears, it's a messy and time consuming job to refill. I am thinking some kind of cannister to fill with oil and connect it to an air compressor??

Any input is appreciated.

Thanks,
Theo

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by OLD SCHOOL#6 on 09/21/10 at 8:07am

Throughout my racing years I found that the easiest and cleanest way to do it was to have someone else do it .....................

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by formercrewguy on 09/21/10 at 8:26am

Weld a 3/4" bung into the top of the cover, then run a hose up through the deck connected to a breather/cannister. Or........do what OS6 said. lol

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by Andrew on 09/21/10 at 1:56pm

To continue Fcg's idea, with a canister bolted to the deck, you can turn a bottle of gear oil upside down in it and walk away. Just let gravity do the rest. Easiest way I've ever seen. It wasn't on my car, therefor I was jealous.

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by Dutch Racing 70 on 09/21/10 at 2:37pm

Thanks guys! I think I'll just do that, sounds easy enough.

Theo

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by Dietzsch_Racing25 on 09/21/10 at 2:54pm

After I but the third member and one axle in the housing I jack up the axle tube without the axle and pour the gear oil in the axle tube. Actually, I squirt it in a quart at a time using a one quart gear oil container. It takes a couple of minutes. Then I install the axle before I let the axle tube back down. It works great.

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by Nick on 09/22/10 at 12:20am

weld a plug in the top of the housing and u can put the bottle in it

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by speeddoggie on 10/18/10 at 10:19pm

Auto parts stores and probably hardware stores sell these small pumps for gear oil that thread right onto the top of the gallon. Works great for manual tranny's too. The picture is from Amazon if you cant find it.

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by imracin68j on 10/19/10 at 11:37am

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/AFCO-Rear-End-Filler,40381.html

1.5 hose x 4 = 2
+
1.5 inch fitting x 3 inches long fitting at Home depot = 2.00

Then fill it from the deck lid

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by mudslinger47 on 10/19/10 at 9:27pm

I have an old water style fire extinguisher, Its full of gear oil and pressurize it up a bit, clean fast and no mess.

Duane

unless of course you drop it and it sticks the squeeze handle open, but that hardly ever happens ::)

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by TIM_BEWLEY on 10/19/10 at 10:09pm

mudslinger47 wrote on 10/19/10 at 9:27pm:

hardly ever. LOL

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by mudslinger47 on 10/30/10 at 10:44pm

I covered Jim Justice and his mod pretty good last yr. LOL Were better at it now. LOL

Duane

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by smart_guy on 11/01/10 at 12:16am

Dutch Racing 70 wrote on 09/21/10 at 8:01am:

Can somebody give me input on what is the quickest and cleanest method of filling up the third member with gear oil? I have the inner axle seals installed, so it does not need too much gear oil.

i would just have someone else do it lol

Title: Re: What is the easiest/cleanest way to refill 9" housing??
Post by lre7oh on 11/08/10 at 4:53pm

yup its the easiest and cleanest... pay your bestfreind five bucks to do it and let him stink for a week pluse it never fails someone always tasts it lol its worth the five bucks trust me youll never have to pay to laugh again LOL