

| Subject: | Re: Manual Transmission fluid fill |
| From: | Todd Last |
| Date: | Tue, 15 Jun 1999 00:56:31 -0700 |
3.2 Qt according to Bentley p. 34.1a Todd '88 Westy Lee Schelin wrote: > Getting ready to change the transaxle over to RedLine, what's the capacity? > > Lee... > 86 Vanagon GL > > Todd Last wrote: > > > I used a suction pump (something that looks a little like a grease gun) > > to fill my tranny. I kept adding fluid until it ran out of the fill > > hole. Adding a plastic hose on the end of the suction pump seemed to do > > the trick, and I even got to the point where I could snake the hose via > > the right rear wheel-well to the fill hole in the tranny (so I did not > > have to keep crawling under the van) > > > > Todd > > '88 westy > > > > George Chapman wrote: > > > > > Hi, Volks; > > > > > > I'm preparing to change the gear oil in my 91GL transaxle. > > > Is there a gravity fill method for refilling the transaxle > > > (while its in the car)? It seems the fill hole is somewhat > > > encumbered by the shift mechanism on the side of the > > > transmission. Or is this a pressure (pump) fill task? > > > > > > Insight, tricks, don't do's welcome. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > - - George Chapman, 91 GL > > > Lake Almanor, CA
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