Remove the tunnel carpet and the shift boot - four screws, the filler
is right there. You prolly have to get under the car to remove the
plug and perhaps snake the tubing, but it is easier to fill from the
top.
Larry
On Jun 30, 2006, at 15:40 PM, Steven Michelsen wrote:
> Hey, how about one of those small tanks for spraying garden
> chemicals? I have seen one as small as a quart for about $7. I am
> gonna have to look at the one I have and see if it can be fitted
> with a tube instead of a spray tip...then buy a clean one and give
> it a try. Otherwise, I could get a really long tube, like 5 feet
> or so, attach it to the bottle I purchased, snake the tube down and
> around to the trans fill plug, and squeeze the bottle, letting
> gravity do it's thing. This MAY be a two person job.
>
> Thanks for the idea. I will report back.
>
> Steve
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Gilroy
> To: Steven Michelsen
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 3:22 PM
> Subject: Re: 1500 gearbox standing by for a hypoid refresh
>
>
> This is a bitch and hypox smells funky. I have used a big hand
> pump that screws onto a 1 gallon bottle. Imagine a really large
> hand soap despensor. You take the fill plug out of the side of the
> tranny snake the tube that is attached to the pump up and into the
> tranny. Pump until it runs down the side.
>
> Get some kitty litter to clean up the mess when the tube comes
> out of the tranny, the tube falls off the pump and you start
> pumping oil on the floor. You get the idea.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> On 6/30/06, Steven Michelsen <stevenm@optonline.net> wrote:
> My 1500 has run for 5 years and 4K miles. I have yet to check
> the transmission fluid. Recently I detect that the shifting is
> very occasionally a bit "stiff" - something I never never
> experienced. So then I figure the first step to fix this real or
> imagined issue is to change the trans fluid. The shop manual says
> 90 weight hypoid. My local Autozone has 80/90 and 75/90. I bought
> 75/90 'cause it claimed to be somehow better (some educated
> consumer I am). I have the Midget level, up on 4 supports plus the
> jack (better safe than squished). I figure I will drain the thing
> and refill. MY QUESTION IS: what is the tidiest way to get the
> damn fluid in? I would prefer to use the actual filler hole as I
> can then be sure I have the correct amount in there, but am open to
> suggestion. BTW, seeing as the exhaust runs directly under the
> drain, I wrapped the drain with foil to keep it clean.
>
> Thanks much,
> Steve
>
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