Anybody ever made a dip stick for their gearbox?

[Albert Donaldson]

Presently running a trans-x straight cut gearbox fitted with quaife top cover. Has anybody ever modified the top cover to add a dip stick? Access to the fill level plug is almost impossible and as the gearbox seems to sweat slightly I would like a quick method of checking the oil level and am contemplating making a dipstick.

Any ideas welcome.

Albert

 

[Jonathan Kay]

Quaife make a top cover with an access hole:

http://cfront.burtonpower.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/285x/dbee39002c3ed3c5438224ee0989910f/G/B/GBT9101_Top_Cover_4.jpg

Which way do you get to yours: up from below or through a hole in the tunnel?

Jonathan

[Mankee]

BGH supply an alloy lid with a screw-in dipstick. I find it very useful. Technically, an oil-tight box should never lose oil but...

[Jonathan Kay]

Discussed here, with Mankee's photo:

(If that image doesn't appear inline, try here.)

Jonathan

[Albert Donaldson]

The cover above is what I have but under the orange breather is a right angle ie it doesn't go straight down into the box, I use this for filling but cant check level through it. I was thinking of drilling and tapping a hole in the front rhs when viewed from behind as per mankees box above. The allen plug on the side is a one hour event to get to and utilise to check level and involves a lot of cursing.

Thanks for the replies.

Albert. 

[Jonathan Kay]

How about the hole in the tunnel?

(I'm happy with the approach from below, have sawn off some hex section, and won't be repeating the ratchet spanner fiasco now that I understand the subtle difference between the two types. And mine doesn't lose any oil.)

Jonathan