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[cristiano1968]

hi.
I'm refurbishing my rod gear housing
I found a small hole on the bottom cover
anyone know what it's is for or is it a defect?
water could probably enter I doubt though because it's facing down is it ti fill up with grease?

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[nicklouse]

It is standard.

[Spider]

They all have that hole and I'm only guessing that hole was there to help in the factory get the cover on the right way around. I weld them up and seal the cover to the housing. I've had the one on my Moke like that for a while now and - touch wood - so far so good, even after a few deep creek crossings. I hesitated to make this move for a long while as it does mean any water that gets in elsewhere can't drain out. I'll add here that I do have a good sealing boot on the front too, where the Rod comes in to the shifter, but as yet, none on top where the gearstick fits.

[cristiano1968]

I see I'm also thinking of welding it up.so that no water gets in.
it has been on the road for 33 years with no issues 😀

[Ethel]

I always assumed it was drainage. There's no gasket so it probably would fill up if you went fording. I made a dinky cover plate to go under the nearest two screws