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Will Bobbitt (Rkores)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 08:48 pm: | 
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I was looking underneath my rover and on front of the bell housing there is a threaded hole that looks like it is about a 1/2 inch. This is on a ZF 4 speed. Should it have a bolt or not?
Thanks,
Will Bobbitt
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Anon
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 09:01 pm: |
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Manual Transmission? Is that where the wading plug is supposed to go? |
OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 09:14 pm: |
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Early auto units had these. Plug is for heavy water crossings and does not have it in place from the factory. |
Will Bobbitt (Rkores)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 09:44 pm: |
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It is on an '89 RRC, so it is earlier...any idea where can pick up a plug?
Thanks,
Will Bobbitt |
John Moore (Jmoore)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 10:53 pm: |
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On my 88RRC, I had a plug in the tool kit that came with the rig.
-John |
GregH
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 11:04 pm: |
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John's right-my '89 came with one in the tool kit back by the jack. |
Will Bobbitt (Rkores)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 07:13 am: |
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Ok, I will dig threw it, but I don't think it is in there.
Thanks
Will |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 10:16 am: |
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Mine has the hole too !! (89) i need that plug.
can you keep it in all the time?
rd |
John Moore (Jmoore)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 10:35 am: |
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I sold my 88RRC, so I don't have the manual anymore to reference, but as I recall, you only use the plug when you are doing heaving wading. If it came from the factory out, I would leave it out for everyday use.
-John |
James F. Thompson Jaime (Blueboy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 10:39 am: |
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from somewhere:
The Fording Plug
(as in fording a river)
We all know our vehicles are built to cross raging rivers, deep soupy mud holes etc.. But, before we take the plunge you should always check water or mud depth, locate any hidden hazards and then install your fording plug.
The fording plug is used on all manual transmission Land Rover, to prevent water, mud or other contaminants from getting into the clutch and bell housing area, when fording. When not in use the plug is stored in a bracket mounted to the bell housing on a Series Land Rover and in the tool roll of a Defender or Discovery. It is important to remove the plug from the bell housing when you are not fording because the hole acts as a drain hole for any oil leaks. If the plug is left in place the backed up oil could contaminate the clutch disc.
Jaime |
John Moore (Jmoore)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 11:00 am: |
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Yeah, mine always had a dribble of oil coming out of it. Self lubricating fording plug. LOL |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 12:50 pm: |
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i have only heard of the fording plug in manual trucks, mine is an auto.
also if the disco has the same ZF trans and there is no bolt whole, whats the damn difference? i need to get a disco to look at.
rd |
James F. Thompson Jaime (Blueboy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 02:04 pm: |
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Same here. I'll look under the LRs tonight and let you know. Our RRs should have the same ZF trans and the 109 has a R380 manual.
Jaime |
OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 06:44 pm: |
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Got to love the fact that they intended on the truck leaking oil from the factory so they had to install a drain
LOL |
OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 06:47 pm: |
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I believe this feature was deleted around 96 on the auto. A regular pipe plug from a hardware store would probably fit if you could determine the thread pitch. Maybe someone with a plug would measure the thread pitch for you and post it |
ed petrush (Exp)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 06:55 pm: |
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every bell housing has some sort of drain plug... or weep hole.. auto matics its doesn't matter if it gets wet.. it just so you do not submerge a clutch on a manual... The only people who should be concerned about wading plugs are the manual transmission guys.. who should only install them while wading.. the whole should be left open for normal drainage of oil & debris.. |
Will Bobbitt (Rkores)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 07:43 pm: |
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Ed,
So are you saying that the plug isn't need on an auto even in deep wading? |
ed petrush (Exp)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 10:32 pm: |
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yeah no plug needed for automatics... |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 10:03 am: |
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interesting... then why is it tapped? i still dont like that hole in there.
rd |
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