Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 18:07:01 -0800
Reply-To: Dana Morphew <kdm@WHIDBEY.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Dana Morphew <kdm@WHIDBEY.COM>
Organization: Dana's Mobile Carpet Steam
Subject: Re: Tranny oil change: How to *not* do it.
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On the ACW tranny, the air hole is just to the left, (front is front),
of the upper left M8 bolt that holds the gear carrier housing to the
tranny housing.
-Dana-
Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>
> Martin,
>
> Vanagon trannies are vented and should not build up any pressure, your
> vent must have been plugged. I don't have the Bentley in front of me,
> but if you feel up around the top of the tranny you should find a raised
> plastic cap that covers the vent hole. Check it when you change the
> fluid to make sure there is not a build up of dirt here.
>
> If pressure builds up too high for too long you will eventually blow oil
> past the seals, not a good thing!
>
> Martin Jagersand wrote:
> >
> > I was startled when suddenly the plug flew out of my hand, followed
> > by a jet stream of hot tranny oil soaking me completely. Took me
> > precious seconds to roll out of the way of the oil shower and
> > manuever the drain pan in my place.
> >
> > All soaked I contemplated my mistake. It had been a cold, crisp morning
> > when I test opened the fill plug. At that point I had pressure equalized
> > the tranny to the high denstiy of the cold morning air. Plugging the
> > tranny back up and driving it to the aut store had heated it up
> > from maybe 5C to 50-60C. Normally the trannies are supposed to pressure
> > equalize slowly, but apparently not this one. Hence when I opened the
> > drain plug the oil was under pressure.
> >
>
> > Cheers,
> > Martin
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> >
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> >
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> > Johns Hopkins University
> >
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> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> --
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