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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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