Ed Kennell 38,645 #1 Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) I found this notch in the dip stick on my Raider 10. I do see and feel the axle that appears to cover about 1/3 of the oil fill hole. Anyone ever seen this notch ? Edited July 24, 2020 by Ed Kennell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McGrew 460 #2 Posted July 25, 2020 Ed, I am pretty sure the dipstick on my Raider 10 has a flattened spot with cross hatching... Maybe a different vendor used that notch to indicate the upper and lower levels? Danny Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,645 #3 Posted July 25, 2020 Mine has the cross hatching, but it is below the notch that appears to have been machined in by rubbing on the turning axle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echris 1,425 #4 Posted July 25, 2020 Have you checked the stick for straightness? If it's bent, it'll likely slide back into the spot it "likes". Not even sure if that makes sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,645 #5 Posted July 25, 2020 24 minutes ago, echris said: Have you checked the stick for straightness? If it's bent, it'll likely slide back into the spot it "likes". Not even sure if that makes sense. It appears to be straight. The odd thing is, this is a a tapered pipe plug that could not be in the exact position every time it is screwed in, but there isn't any wear marks other than at the notch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echris 1,425 #6 Posted July 25, 2020 I just looked at your 1st pic again, it looks like the stick is bent in relation to the plug. In the direction of the wear point. Maybe it's just an optical illusion from the pic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,645 #7 Posted July 25, 2020 You could be correct. Tomorrow, I'll screw the plug into a coupling and nipple to see if it is bent. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,645 #9 Posted July 25, 2020 OK, @echris, you nailed it. The stick was bent in the direction of the notch where it all most rubbed thru on the axle. Glad I found it before the bottom piece broke off and lodged in a gear. Now to drain and flush out the metal dust. BEFORE STRAIGHTENING AFTER The stick was ground about 2/3rds thru. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 68,345 #10 Posted July 25, 2020 Nice catch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,863 #11 Posted July 25, 2020 Ed, I have never seen a dip stick in the fill hole on a Wheel Horse transmission. Everything you have said about that thing leads me to think that somebody stole that out of and engine and put it in the fill hole. It certainly looks like an engine dip stick. I would throw that out and get the right plug. The correct fill level for any of these transmissions is for the oil to start running out of the fill plug hole...why would you need a dip stick in there.?? You're lucky that it has not caused any damage. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
