Checked FD - uh oh . . .

[Barry]

I was thinking of turning the bike upside down and filling it thru the drain plug - hole is bigger >>>Grin

We may all laugh at the prospect but it's always worth remembering to make sure that you can remove the fill plug before draining the oil otherwise it can be tricky to get it back in again.

[Bob_Roller]

I had this happen when I got my '82 LS, first thing I did, was to drain all of the fluids and replace them .

Went to fill the driveshaft, fill plug threads in the final drive housing were stripped !!!

Got to take the final drive off disassemble it and have a machine shop install a threaded insert .

[donbmw]

Get a outboard lower unit pump. The small end that screws in the lower unit will sit in the filler holes of the transmission, drive shaft housing and rear end housing. The you just pump a measured amount that is need in each place. On my 82 R65 I have not pulled the check bolt in years on the rear end. I remove the vent on top and add the meausred amount of gear oil need. When I was removing the check bolt just about the time you and the last little amount it would start to trickle out.

[bruce_launceston]

I have a 500ml container that I bought from a laboratory supplies shop. It is tall and about 50mm diameter and has a good pouring lip along with accurate graduations and a stable base.
They had glass but I opted for a polycarbonate one. It is ideal for filling all the oil reservoirs on the R65.