ViewPorts

[HEMI®Dart]

Saw these neat plugs in a MSC flier. They are NPT threaded plugs that have a window so you can see the level & condition of a lubricant. These may be handy for the front & rear differential covers, standard transmission fill plug, transfer case fill plug and maybe others I can't think of.

The 'Full' level for most of the above
drivetrain parts are to the bottom of the fill hole.

I still think the plug would work OK. You should still be able to see the level & condition of the lube. The viewport lenses are available in glass, plastic and a baffled model.
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See them here: http://www.tricomfg.com/ProdLineInfo. asp?id=430130865&ProdLineID=7




[This message has been edited by HEMI®Dart (edited 01-11-2001). ]

 

[illflem]

Bill,I used to have two Ferrari tractors(that's right, same company that makes the racers,they are heavy into Ag equipment in Europe also)that had this type of view port on the tractor's 3 gearboxes,they were worthless. There's just not enough light on the backside of the of the veiwport to see anything but black.

 

[HEMI®Dart]

Thanks for the tip ilflem. They caught my eye the other day. I had never saw them before. I read in the literature that the baffled plug is to be used with dark colored lubricants.

[This message has been edited by HEMI®Dart (edited 01-12-2001). ]