[Vwdiesel] Filling pre '87 transmissions...Miser stylee

[Hayden Chasteen]

Why not just do what I do.   After you drain all the remaining old oil 
in the trans, Jack up the left front side of the car, remove front 
wheel, remove filler plug and then pump in 2 quarts of Redline.  If it 
starts to come out before you have 2 quarts in then jack the car up a 
bit more an slow down.  You will get all the fluid in.  Replace the 
plug, replace the wheel and put it on the ground.  I do it this way 
because I have had too much trouble with the speedocable seal  and the 
gear.  hayden

On Thursday, September 30, 2004, at 07:06 PM, Erik Lane wrote:

> I don't think it's that simple. There's all those
> gears in there affecting how high the fluid sits in
> the tranny. I think that the other way posted - just
> experimenting until the right height block is found is
> the right way to do it.
>
> I'll eventually do it that way and post about my
> results, but it will most likely be a month or more
> before I have time to get to it. I've got too many
> other projects in line first. But I like the idea of
> changing the oil in my tranny. I don't know how long
> it's been in there.
>
> Erik
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