<VV> Re: Gear Oil Blowing out Vent

[Mikeamauro at aol.com]

I sent the post further below, and received an interesting post as  follows:
 
",,,  
I have always noticed a little bit of gear oil blow out on every Corvair  
except 68s and 69s. They have a baffle inside the cover that seems to stop  
it...."
 
Questions: 1) does anyone have a 68 - 69 axle box cover they would like to  
sell (if so, please contact me off line), and: 2) can one R&R the axle  cover, 
in a late model PG car, without pulling the drive train?
 
Much obliged for any information offered,
Mike Mauro

 

"...For some  time now, my 67 PG coupe has had a propensity to blow axle gear 
lube out the  vent. As one might imagine, the tendency is greatest when the 
lube level is at  its highest, proper level (just at the bottom of the 
fill/inspection hole),  When enough lube has blown out to lower the level to 1-pint 
low, the blow out  stops. I'm using synthetic gear lube, but the blow out has  
equal with synthetic or standard lube. After a run down the highway  and 
stopping, the drip offs typically equal two or three spots about 2" in  diameter.
 
Has anyone had the same issue and solved it; and, if so, what was the  root 
cause?
 
Thanks in advance for any leads.
 
Mike Mauro..."


 



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