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