or about 9/16" below the plug hole! Don't put in too much!!! or it will leak
out of the final drive seals... hmm, how do i know that ;-)

-Matthew
84 weekender

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Last [SMTP:Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 12:57 AM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re: Manual Transmission fluid fill
>
> 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