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Subject:Re: transmission fluid level
From:Jim Felder
Date:Thu, 20 May 2010 15:59:27 -0500

Yep, fill it to the hole as I do or nearly to the hole as others do, it
won't make any difference.

If you are leaking from the axle flange seals I put a writeup in the
archives a few years back.

Jim

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 3:50 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've been leaking a bit of tranny fluid out one of the drive axles (well,
> it
> isn't actually getting into the CV, just leaking before it) for a bit now.
> Slow leak. I just went to investigate and put in more fluid, and i'm
> wondering what the spec on "how full" it should be?
> I remember hearing you should be able to touch fluid when you stick your
> finger in the fill hole?
> 4 speed manual tranny. Any quick answer would be a good one. : )
>
>
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
> BOSTIG in the back
>