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

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

  I suppose we could source a large surface plate, drill down to bedrock, 
set some anchors, pour some pilings and set it on a severl feet thick 
slab of concrete, get it certified and have it inspected annually.  OR 
we could fill via either the speedo hole or jack a wheel and through 
the filler hole with a measured amount of fluid.  Of course if we want 
to be picky we'd have to heat up the transmission and go through a 
sequencs of rotations and turning gears, to make sure we get 
EVERY drop out of it in the first place.  We could always remove 
the transmission disassemble it, clean ALL oil from it, get a tare/net 
weight for it and then each time it's drained, remove and weigh it to 
determine how much oil is left in it.  

twogreek at hotmail.com/Bill writes:

> So ... what is experiences definitive advice as to
> how much to fill the early '80s 5 speeds. If I
> remember correctly ... mine took what the Bentley
> specified (pg. 1-12) with the car level as on the
> ground. It specifies 2.6 U.S. pints, 2.2 Imperial
> pints ... 

'77  through '84 Bentley, section 1 page 12 says :  "It requires 
1.25 liters (2.6 U.S. pints, 2.2 Imperial pints) of hypoind oi to fill 
the transaxle with manual transmission.  It requires .75liters 
(25 U.S. oz., 1.3 Imperial pints) of hypoid oil to fill the final drive 
of the transaxle with automatic transmission."

BUT!!! section 8 page 88 says:  "Oil required to fill transaxle to 
correct level (four speed).  1.5 liters (1.6 U.S. quarts or 1.3 Imperial 
quarts.)
  Under 5 speed section it says 2.0 liters (2.1 U.S. quarts or 1.8 Imperial 
quarts.)

  85 to 89 Bentley says same quantities except specs .8l (.8 U.S. qts) 
for auto final drive but GL-5 rather than GL-4 like for the trannies.  No 
spec for 4 speeds, refil for auto trans of 3.0L and dri fill of 6.1L

  Interestingly I can't find a manual tranny oil capacity anywhere in the 
85 only Bentley, which is generally more thorough than the other.  It 
even lists how much refrigerant oil is in each A/C component!
  I would NOT follow the amount given in the Lube and maintenance 
area (section 1 page 12).
     Loren