Salisbury diff running oiled bearings

[mfc]

Just wondering what oil content people increase to when swapping to oiled wheel bearings( recall hearing 500 mm extra but not Shure)
With standard amount the drivers side gets less oil( still holds the remnants of bearing grease in a slurry) the long axle is spotlesley clean in oil only... any thoughts??

[Bearman]

Not sure of the amount as it was only a little but easiest way is to check it after a day or so of driving around and top it up again.

[mfc]

I'll do some side sloping to spread it around.... even when it's full ,road camber tends to reduce oil to the drivers side

[Bearman]

I'll do some side sloping to spread it around.... even when it's full ,road camber tends to reduce oil to the drivers side

Just turning corners is enough to supply enough oil to the bearings and enough stays in the hub until you turn another corner or the camber angle changes. I wouldn't be too concerned about them not getting enough oil as it will be more than the grease slurry that normally is in there.

[steveG]

From memory they take x.7L, so think I just rounded mine up to the next full litre when I had the standard cover.
If you want to hurry things along maybe take it for a run to get the oil hot then park the opposite wheel on a couple of bricks :)

The stub axle hole is only a few mm larger than the half shaft, so the oil level needs to get up to that level next to the stub to get through statically. Once everything is spinning there's going to be oil everywhere and I'm guessing it just migrates down the shaft as much as any other way.
From personal experience you're not going to hurt it by throwing in an extra 500mls.

Steve

[simmo]

I fill my front hubs with 60 ml via small port drilled and tapped in the drive flange.

I wasn't brave enough to try to drill and tap the maxi drive flanges, the material is too tough. I simply fill my diff to the correct level, then park my car in the street one way then the other so each side gets a chance to be the low side, and the hubs fill from the diff. Later you can top up the diff, but the small amount in the hubs doesn't make much difference. My hubs normally run about 15-20 degs above ambient temperature for highway cruising. if you can hold you hand on them its no problems , cheers simmo

[mfc]

I ended putting 500 mm extra in and its all good