Do you HAVE to drain the gearbox oil when changing the clutch? - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

ExScoobyT · 12th October 2005, 12:31 PM

I`ve bought some redline heavy shockproof to try but I will also be fitting a clutch in maybe a month or 2.

Should I wait and do the clutch before filling the gearbox with £100 worth of oil? Can you change the clutch without draining the box? (or loosing much of it anyway)

Cheers...

Pikey · 12th October 2005, 12:50 PM

Why would you need to drain the gearbox oil to change the clutch?

Silver R33 GTR · 12th October 2005, 01:27 PM

Like already said, you shouldn't really need to change the oil or lose and.

When i changed mine i only lost a little out of the gear turret because it was only two of us lifting it out and that g/box is a heavy bugger.

if you have a ramps and a transmission jack then you shouldnt lose any.

robin

ExScoobyT · 12th October 2005, 01:54 PM

Pikey - Its a UK car with cooler pipes attached. These might need removing to move the gearbox? Other than that, just spillage out of the driveshaft / propshaft holes.

Sounds like it would be OK to refill now.

Thanks.

paul cawson · 12th October 2005, 03:39 PM

My gearbox fell off the jack a lot of the oil ran out of the gear stick plate hole all over the garage floor. Drain it in a clean container then put it back for what little time it takes.Dont re fill the gearbox from the gear stick hole though most of it stays in the transfer box and sprays out as you drive

Pikey · 12th October 2005, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul cawson

Dont re fill the gearbox from the gear stick hole though most of it stays in the transfer box and sprays out as you drive

lol

Have you tried having the car towed with no gearstick installed? Above about 20mph you get a little fountain effect

paul cawson · 12th October 2005, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pikey

lol

Have you tried having the car towed with no gearstick installed? Above about 20mph you get a little fountain effect

At 70mph with 5litres of oil in the transfer box you get the James Bond effect.

ExScoobyT · 13th October 2005, 08:00 AM

That was fun, in the pi****ng rain, with a siezed filler plug. DoH, DoH, DoH!

paul cawson · 17th October 2005, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExScoobyT

That was fun, in the pi****ng rain, with a siezed filler plug. DoH, DoH, DoH!

And were you not tempted to just pour it in through the gear stick hole

12th October 2005, 12:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
ExScoobyT GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: `down sourfff Posts: 1,052	Do you HAVE to drain the gearbox oil when changing the clutch? I`ve bought some redline heavy shockproof to try but I will also be fitting a clutch in maybe a month or 2. Should I wait and do the clutch before filling the gearbox with £100 worth of oil? Can you change the clutch without draining the box? (or loosing much of it anyway) Cheers...

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12th October 2005, 12:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pikey GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 4,151	Why would you need to drain the gearbox oil to change the clutch?

12th October 2005, 01:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Silver R33 GTR GTR Register Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk Posts: 329	Like already said, you shouldn't really need to change the oil or lose and. When i changed mine i only lost a little out of the gear turret because it was only two of us lifting it out and that g/box is a heavy bugger. if you have a ramps and a transmission jack then you shouldnt lose any. robin

12th October 2005, 01:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
ExScoobyT GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: `down sourfff Posts: 1,052	Pikey - Its a UK car with cooler pipes attached. These might need removing to move the gearbox? Other than that, just spillage out of the driveshaft / propshaft holes. Sounds like it would be OK to refill now. Thanks.

12th October 2005, 03:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
paul cawson New Users Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Essex Posts: 2,098	My gearbox fell off the jack a lot of the oil ran out of the gear stick plate hole all over the garage floor. Drain it in a clean container then put it back for what little time it takes.Dont re fill the gearbox from the gear stick hole though most of it stays in the transfer box and sprays out as you drive

13th October 2005, 08:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
ExScoobyT GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: `down sourfff Posts: 1,052	That was fun, in the pi****ng rain, with a siezed filler plug. DoH, DoH, DoH!