

| Subject: | Re: Manual Transmission fluid fill |
| From: | Lee Schelin |
| Date: | Mon, 14 Jun 1999 21:30:06 -0700 |
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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