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The drain plug is at the bottom. Some people like to use the diff. as a jacking point. If you can't find it, it may have been sheared off.
Geo Hahn
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The drain plug was deleted with the TR4... guess some shiny-pants accountant in Coventry found it would save 5 pence.
Perhaps it was added back later in the TR production... couldn't say. If you have one I would think it would be real obvious.
The drain plug was deleted with the TR4... guess some shiny-pants accountant in Coventry found it would save 5 pence.
Perhaps it was added back later in the TR production... couldn't say. If you have one I would think it would be real obvious.
Simon TR4a
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I have 2 diffs for my irs TR4a, both have just the one plug which is up on the side of the diff and used to fill and drain, by vacuum/siphon.
The back covers of my diffs are alloy, so I drilled and tapped a drain plug in the one that's on the car now. (Can't remember whether the diff of my TR6 was the same; I don't remember ever changing the fluid on that car!)
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I have 2 diffs for my irs TR4a, both have just the one plug which is up on the side of the diff and used to fill and drain, by vacuum/siphon.
The back covers of my diffs are alloy, so I drilled and tapped a drain plug in the one that's on the car now. (Can't remember whether the diff of my TR6 was the same; I don't remember ever changing the fluid on that car!)
Simon.
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If you want a drain plug on a TR6 Diff, you will need to drill and tap one, just like TFR did when they rebuilt mine. Otherwise, the only way to "drain" it is to open it up. Suction draining won't remove all the oil and sludge.
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If you want a drain plug on a TR6 Diff, you will need to drill and tap one, just like TFR did when they rebuilt mine. Otherwise, the only way to "drain" it is to open it up. Suction draining won't remove all the oil and sludge.
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I was wrong. I remembered seeing one on my car (must have been the TR3) and referenced a catalog that showed one. Just looked under the TR6 and it wasn't there.
I was wrong. I remembered seeing one on my car (must have been the TR3) and referenced a catalog that showed one. Just looked under the TR6 and it wasn't there.
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The drain plug was deleted with the TR4... guess some shiny-pants accountant in Coventry found it would save 5 pence.
Perhaps it was added back later in the TR production... couldn't say. If you have one I would think it would be real obvious.
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Geo,
The early TR4s had 'em, didn't they? At mine does.
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The drain plug was deleted with the TR4... guess some shiny-pants accountant in Coventry found it would save 5 pence.
Perhaps it was added back later in the TR production... couldn't say. If you have one I would think it would be real obvious.
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Geo,
The early TR4s had 'em, didn't they? At mine does.
Geo Hahn
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Perhaps they were deleted somewhere along the way. CT36536 does not have a drain.
BTW -- What a bonehead thing to omit. I suppose there could be a situation where that plug would strike something but I think there are plenty of other bits that are likely to bottom out first.
Perhaps they were deleted somewhere along the way. CT36536 does not have a drain.
BTW -- What a bonehead thing to omit. I suppose there could be a situation where that plug would strike something but I think there are plenty of other bits that are likely to bottom out first.
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My rear sway bar mounts act as skid plates, saving my exhaust from scraping which in turn would save the differential.
My rear sway bar mounts act as skid plates, saving my exhaust from scraping which in turn would save the differential.
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BTW -- What a bonehead thing to omit. I suppose there could be a situation where that plug would strike something but I think there are plenty of other bits that are likely to bottom out first.
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I agree... It doesn't really make a lot of sense. I'm sure glad I have one, as I've certainly used it. Being able easily drain and replace the differential fluid is a great piece of mind on a 40+ year old car.
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BTW -- What a bonehead thing to omit. I suppose there could be a situation where that plug would strike something but I think there are plenty of other bits that are likely to bottom out first.
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I agree... It doesn't really make a lot of sense. I'm sure glad I have one, as I've certainly used it. Being able easily drain and replace the differential fluid is a great piece of mind on a 40+ year old car.