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Draining the oil is a pleasure that always makes me smile, since I bought a Difflock drain valve about 13 yrs ago. Swapping the filter has never been a laughing matter until today.
First off I lay under Landy and put my arms around the diff (as per norm) and slackened the filter. Then I pushed my specially cut 1.5l carton over it like this.
The carton is held up in position with a string tied up through the handle, like this.
Back under the Landy I unscrew the filter by gripping it through the carton. The filter drops off and lies in the carton. I had a piece of wood ready to keep the carton from swinging away with the filter in it.
This keeps the drips from the filter housing dripping in to the carton and not on to the diff or drice.
Then I had a cup of tea to allow it to stop dripping. Then I carefully lowered the carton down in front of the diff and past panhard and drag link.
You can see how the carton is cut and how the string goes up through the handle, which helps hold the carton upright.
The oil from the filter and what drbbled out of the housing can now be poured in to and old container through the carton handle.
Not a drop spilled. Nice
First off I lay under Landy and put my arms around the diff (as per norm) and slackened the filter. Then I pushed my specially cut 1.5l carton over it like this.
The carton is held up in position with a string tied up through the handle, like this.
Back under the Landy I unscrew the filter by gripping it through the carton. The filter drops off and lies in the carton. I had a piece of wood ready to keep the carton from swinging away with the filter in it.
This keeps the drips from the filter housing dripping in to the carton and not on to the diff or drice.
Then I had a cup of tea to allow it to stop dripping. Then I carefully lowered the carton down in front of the diff and past panhard and drag link.
You can see how the carton is cut and how the string goes up through the handle, which helps hold the carton upright.
The oil from the filter and what drbbled out of the housing can now be poured in to and old container through the carton handle.
Not a drop spilled. Nice
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