Here's the front propshaft U/J. Note two nipples, the second is for the sliding yoke. On the S1 Roadster these are easy to get at, but on my Plus4 this joint is behind the floorboards, and I only found a nipple on the U/J. I need to look again at the sliding yoke. These nipples only need a sparing application - one stroke max, otherwise the seals on the U/J can be unseated, and grease will get flung out - this happens a bit anyway. See lower left on this photo.
And here's the rear U/J - easy access.
This is the offside rear brake. Still looking pretty good.
And my special funnel & tube for the rear axle.
Finally the battery compartment. Note the fused conditioner umbilical, and I've added a neoprene seal to stop road dirt blowing up.
The rear axle dropped about a litre and a half of really clean oil. Until this change, what came out was discoloured but this time it looked new.
The gearbox only drops about a litre, and what came out was discoloured. The capacity (from memory) is more than that so it must hang around somewhere inside. The Getrag is a difficult fill, because immediately inside the casing is a gearwheel, which makes it tricky to locate the tube and hold it steady. I lost my touch this time because a fair dollop landed on the newspaper below. Normally I'm quite tidy with few spills............
All that's left now is to lift the spare wheel and inspect inside the cavity, which I'll do on Saturday. Followed by a shakedown run to make sure that the engine mounting changes don't cause any knocks.
