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-LUBRICATION
P
Fig. P.6.
The rear axle oil filler can be reached
throug
h tile
open
ing
in
the
rear
seat pan.
with a
new
car
and subsequently
every
6.000 miles
(10000 km.).
A dra in plug is provided in
the
base of
the
box.
The
capacity of
the
gearbox
is It p
int
s ('71 litre).
Fig. P.5.
The location of
the
gearbox drain plug.
Section
P.2
GEARBOX LUBRICATION B
The
gearbox
oil level should be checked by
the
dip-
stick every
1,000 miles (1600 km.) and replenished
if necessary.
Access
to
the
dipstick is
obtained
through
the
aper-
ture
in
th
e
gearbox
cove r-plate
toe
board, closed by a
rubber
plug and revealed by raising the car
pet
.
The oil should be maintained
at the .. normal "
mark
and should nev
er
be allowed
to
fall below
the
..
low"
m
ark.
The
gearbox
should be
dr
ained and refilled with
fresh oil
to
Ref. B
after
the
first 500 miles (800 km.)
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REAR
AXLE LUBRICA
TION
B
Fig. P.".
The
gearbox
oil filler and di flstick
ire
accessible
through
the
apertu
re in
the
toebeard
.
Fig. P.3.
The external filter, showing
its
support
ing
strap
and oil pipe
connectlons. Later
models
are
fitted with a filter of
the
re newable
element
type,
attached to
the
pump body.
[See
Fig. P.21.)
that
there
are
no oil leaks. On engines previous
to
No. XPAG
/TD
/2985 an alternative filter
(Part
No.
24475) may be used provided
that
special
narrow
brackets
(Part
Nos. MG862j394 and MG862j393)
are
also used.
On
later
models, commencing
at
Engine No. 14n4,
the
filter is of
the
renewable
element
type
and
attached directly
to
the
pump body. rnthis case
the
ele-
ment
should be removed and cleaned e
....
ery
3,000 miles
(5000 km.) and renewed every
6.000 miles (10000 krn.).
The level should
never
be allowed
to
fall below
the
"low"
mark.
The
sump capacity is 9 pints
(5,1
Htres) on early
models and
lot
pints (5'96 litres) on
later
models.
Every
6.000 miles
<1ססoo
km.)
the
external
filter
should be replaced by
a
new
one on early models.
The
filter is of
the
..
throw-away"
type
and its
Part
No. is MG.862/39.
Care
must be taken to see
that
the
filter connections
are
replaced properly, and
M.G. Midget (Series " TD " ). Issue 3 (E)
79345-1/53
P.3
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