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Date:         Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:18:34 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael David Korsak <mdk166@PSU.EDU>
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From:         Michael David Korsak <mdk166@PSU.EDU>
Subject:      '91 Westy Manual Transmission Fluid
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Hey Everybody, I'm about to embark on my first real maintenance journey. I've been having shifting difficulty with the advance of cold weather here in PA, so I'm changing the transmission oil (putting in the highly recommended Redline MT-90). She is a four-speed, manual transmission.

I crawled underneath today, to look around for a moment, familiarize myself with the workings. I have the Haynes manual (didn't splurge on the Bentley yet), which is of no real help in changing the gearbox oil, only in checking the level of fluid. Anyway, I'm wondering where the drain plug is to drain out the old oil? Upon my brief inspection today, I saw a rather large hex nut (looked like an oversize set-screw, maybe 1" diameter), which would require an allen wrench to remove. It was located in the middle of the transmission, closer to the motor. Is this the drain plug? If so, where do I get the large allen wrench, or is there some other tool?

After I do drain the oil, I'm unsure of the level to which I refill the transmission with fresh oil. I read in the Haynes that the four-speed requires the fluid to come up to the level of the refill plug. But in an inquiry I made a few weeks ago about gear oil, some listees informed me to only fill to a level 9/16" below the refill plug. Which is correct? Thanks to anyone and everyone who can help me out.

Mike Korsak


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