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Date:         Sat, 9 Apr 2005 03:21:47 -0400
Reply-To:     Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Filling the transmission
In-Reply-To:  <4256C117.8060000@cox.net>
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my solution is similar to marks. additionally i warm the bottle of gear oil in a double boiler on the stove to assist in reducing viscosity during fill. another trick i use is that i made my self a tranny dipstick using a piece of wire bent in a L shape and marked with the proper fill level.

jonathan

On Fri, 8 Apr 2005, Mark Drillock wrote:

> One of the bottle mounted pumps will work with a lot of effort but I use > a piece of clear plastic tubing, from HomeDeepo or such. About 6 feet > long, a snug fit into the tranny hole. Match the filler plug to the > tubing at the store. Then I push a funnel into the end of the hose and > route the other end through the wheelwell into the tranny filler hole. > My hose is just long enough to let me hang the funnel from the slider > door handle. I put a pan under the tranny and start pouring tranny oil > into the funnel. It is a slow process since the gear oil does not flow > well and that also means you should use the largest tubing diameter that > fits into the tranny hole. > > Mark > > Bill H. wrote: > >> Ok, now that I have the hole in the transmission patched and have a >> completely empty case, it's time to fill it and get on the road again. >> However, unless I start taking off hoses and shifting rods (and maybe not >> even then) there doesn't seem any way to get the oil into the filler hole. >> Is >> there some trick to doing that? There's always some trick I didn't know >> about. Your help is greatly appreciated as always. >> >> Bill H. >> 88 GL >> >> >> > > >


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