Yahoo Message Number: 21854 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/21854)
I need to change the oil in the front wheel bearings. I overheard a conversation in Ft Meyers at the rally that changing oil in the front wheel bearing was fairly simple, something about using a syringe type tool to suck the oil out and then just replacing it the same way. I popped the chrome cap off on the front wheel and see the plastic container with the approximately 1 inch screw in access cap and hole. Do you just unscrew the cap, pull the oil out with a syringe (looks like an automotive type syringe with the rubber hose end would work) and then refill with oil? Where do you get the oil, what type, etc.? I know you refill it up to 1/2 in the container. Any idea about how much that is? Thanks in advance.
R. D. Vanderslice
Rockwall, Texas
06 Allure 470 - no. 31294
06 Honda Odyssey .
Yahoo Message Number: 21858 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/21858)
R.D.,
On my coach, you can just pop the rubber cap off the center of the viewing window to access the oil reservoir. Since the oil level sight glass gets harder to read as things age, its also the easiest way to view the oil level.
Per an earlier posting by group member (Fred Kovol, I believe) I bought a couple disposable large animal syringes at a farm supply store and a few inches of flexible tubing to extract the old oil. The advantage is you can throw the whole mess away when done.
No need for a syringe to put the new oil in - the replacement oil bottle has a tapered dispenser point. Just squirt the oil in the hole where the rubber cap fits. Pop the cap back on and you're done.
Last time I checked, CC service recommended using SAE 80W140 Penzoil Gear Plus oil. I've only found the 85W140 weight and use that. But check your owners manual to be sure what's recommended for your model.
It only takes 3-4 ounces per wheel so a quart of lube should last a couple years. Virtually any auto parts/supply store (even WalMart) will have the stuff.
The proper oil level is below the bottom lip of the rubber cap hole - its marked on the clear portion of the sight glass. Be sure to give the oil time to drain from/to the inboard side of the bearing when draining/refilling.
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Tom Harsch 2002 Allure #30791