After presenting Buttercup with a nice set of new boots, the road noise is so reduced from running on the old noisy A/T's that I could hear a nasty whine when driving over 60mph, quite bad at 70 odd. Thought it might be T' box, and probably about time I changed the atf anyway. Had a look at Ashcrofts site and see they recommend dexron 111, so changed it for that, the old stuff was dexron 11, and was a bit dirty but not too bad. Anyway, road test and seemed a lot better. Flushed (!!) with success I decided the front axle could do with a change of fluid, took the fill/level plug out and a load of grease contaminated oil poured out, so the one shot in the swivels is now in the axle. Bummer.
Just ordered a full set of seals and wheel bearings and replacement bolts, I'm hoping to be able to do it all without having to disturb the swivel balls as they are good, and it will be work I can do without.
Hey ho, I shall soon be the proud owner of a brand new old classic if I have to keep replacing things at this rate.