Hello again - sorry should have told you it’s a TA model - as I’d taken out the wheel arch protectors and stripped the old springs and shockers I foolishly decided to change the rear discs - I’m going to add to a recent thread telling of my fight to remove the old discs then back to the gearbox and I’m going to measure just how much of the worlds most expensive oil is in it
Thanks for everyone’s help so far
Update on Leaky gearbox
Contributors who mentioned that my car may have a coolant leak are correct this was indeed the pink liquid falling on the driveway - it also has a leak from the sump so there’s oil as well in the mix - that said the gearbox is still wet. So on we go replacing the prop shaft remove the central UJ cover and alas x2 of the treaded bar just twist off with the nuts but being careful to move the nuts down and then back up they recut the rusted thread and I’ve x2 - will have to think of the best way to re- locate.
Finally found the front gearbox filler screw and managed to remove #2 photo.
Couldn’t see it as the very rusty Uber engine skid plate was in the way - once this moved all ok .
Drained gearbox oil it seemed to me to be in a bit of a state maybe never changed 10 years 80k miles took its toll - photo 4 Care as there was a sudden gush at 600 ml. Total after an hour dripping just under 2 lts
Then moved to rear and removed fill and drain plugs using 18mm socket - fill one will not come out unless drive shaft is rotated to give clearance Photo 5 .
Removed internal bung using long nose pliers photo 6 fluid here started off bright red then moved to a darker brown with quite a few of what looked like metal fragments in it only 550 ml in the rear.
Once all fluids removed took out the x6 6 mm hex bolts from each end of the prop care as there’s not much room in the front set, rears were in much tighter - one set of x2 are larger than all the rest in the rear and they have x2 washers photo 7
Then removed the x2 16mm bolts that hold the centre UJ that on my care has completely shot see photo 8
Now our friends on U tube just drop the prop from the middle - but that’s not happening with mine from what I can see both ends are welded with rust and they refuse to budge even when threatened with the lump hammer.
So I’ve sprayed yet again with penetrating oil and will leave it overnight - maybe I’ll find it at the bottom in my garage pit in the morning ha ha.