Gear oil

jlynch · 11-04-2011, 11:27 PM

Is there a tool to put gear oil in? Something with a crank or better yet something that hooks to an air compressor? The squeeze bottles and the hand pump are getting old.

fabricator · 11-05-2011, 01:01 AM

i always clamp a hose onto a funnel, hang it up to bumper, bar, bed....fill it as i do other things

WrenchMonkey · 11-05-2011, 02:43 AM

Guy at work ordered a suction gun by mistake.

Basically a grease gun without the pump, just a plunger and a nozzle. Works like a giant syringe.

Perfect for squirting 80w140 through that little hole...

Robert

gothodgie · 11-05-2011, 11:41 AM

the last time i needed gear oil i just bought a 5 gallon bucket of it and got a pump that goes on top of the bucket... the pump came from Tractor supply and i got the oil from autozone...

carwash · 11-05-2011, 11:56 AM

Got hodgie has got it. You can buy 5 gallons cheaper overall than buying quarts. The pump goes right on top of the bucket and pumps it in.

gothodgie · 11-05-2011, 12:00 PM

yea if i remember right the 5 gallon bucket of oil was less than 50$....

edit... it has gone up a couple dollars...
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=691923_0_0_

flatlander757 · 11-10-2011, 09:08 PM

Take a diff fluid bottle, put a rubber hose over the "spout" thing that comes on them(the cap).

Hold it upside down, use a pin or something to poke a tiny hole in the top(about 1/32"-1/16")... now use your air gun nozzle to LIGHTLY pressurize the fluid bottle.

I've done this a lot on vehicles where I can't just hold the diff fluid above the diff to let it go in easier.

You could probably buy some kind of large container/water bottle sort of deal from a store... install a hose barb at the bottom, and make the small hole in the top so that you could just pour your diff fluid into the container and use it as a slightly more elegant/permanent "pump" to fill diffs with.

edit: Bonus if you install a ball valve at the bottom(on the line out) for permanent storage... perhaps on one of those 5 gallon diff fluid buckets.

jlynch · 11-11-2011, 04:52 PM

I guess im going to go the 5 gallon bucket and pump deal. I figured somebody would have a cheap air or electric one.

11-04-2011, 11:27 PM	#1
jlynch Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 97	Gear oil Is there a tool to put gear oil in? Something with a crank or better yet something that hooks to an air compressor? The squeeze bottles and the hand pump are getting old.

11-05-2011, 01:01 AM	#2
fabricator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincy, Oh Posts: 947	i always clamp a hose onto a funnel, hang it up to bumper, bar, bed....fill it as i do other things __________________ For you guys who can't drive, I have owned a frame rack for several years. Prices are based on your skill and ability to wreck it....

11-05-2011, 02:43 AM	#3
WrenchMonkey Mechanical Animal - CORE Member - - Moderator - Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beechmont Posts: 1,883	Guy at work ordered a suction gun by mistake. Basically a grease gun without the pump, just a plunger and a nozzle. Works like a giant syringe. Perfect for squirting 80w140 through that little hole... Robert __________________ DIRTY DEEDS, DONE DIRT CHEAP Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger

11-05-2011, 11:41 AM	#4
gothodgie Join Date: May 2009 Location: loveland Posts: 843 Images: 49	the last time i needed gear oil i just bought a 5 gallon bucket of it and got a pump that goes on top of the bucket... the pump came from Tractor supply and i got the oil from autozone... __________________ chris hodges 96 fzj80 3x locked, 4"lift, 37s, homebrew sliders and bumpers,a work in progress 71 fj55, SOA, locked...The jungle bus... retired

11-05-2011, 11:56 AM	#5
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	Got hodgie has got it. You can buy 5 gallons cheaper overall than buying quarts. The pump goes right on top of the bucket and pumps it in. __________________

11-05-2011, 12:00 PM	#6
gothodgie Join Date: May 2009 Location: loveland Posts: 843 Images: 49	yea if i remember right the 5 gallon bucket of oil was less than 50$.... edit... it has gone up a couple dollars... http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=691923_0_0_ __________________ chris hodges 96 fzj80 3x locked, 4"lift, 37s, homebrew sliders and bumpers,a work in progress 71 fj55, SOA, locked...The jungle bus... retired

11-10-2011, 09:08 PM	#7
flatlander757 Fartface extrordinair Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Carrollton Posts: 127	Take a diff fluid bottle, put a rubber hose over the "spout" thing that comes on them(the cap). Hold it upside down, use a pin or something to poke a tiny hole in the top(about 1/32"-1/16")... now use your air gun nozzle to LIGHTLY pressurize the fluid bottle. I've done this a lot on vehicles where I can't just hold the diff fluid above the diff to let it go in easier. You could probably buy some kind of large container/water bottle sort of deal from a store... install a hose barb at the bottom, and make the small hole in the top so that you could just pour your diff fluid into the container and use it as a slightly more elegant/permanent "pump" to fill diffs with. edit: Bonus if you install a ball valve at the bottom(on the line out) for permanent storage... perhaps on one of those 5 gallon diff fluid buckets.

11-11-2011, 04:52 PM	#8
jlynch Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 97	I guess im going to go the 5 gallon bucket and pump deal. I figured somebody would have a cheap air or electric one.