Re: (DIY)-Do it yourself- TRANNY Service

["Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca>]

>thanks everyone for all the replies!!   I found it to be VERY useful.
>(Dropping 4 speed into a 3 speed) Now that I am going to do a tranny
rebuild
>with the older ratio, I am wondering, what I can do to stop constanting
>rebuilding it?  I know I have to service the tranny every 20,000 miles, but
it
>is too costly at the dealer and the shop I go to, I don't trust.  Can I
>"SERVICE" it myself?  Is it fairly simple?  What tools or equipment do I
need?
>Any info would be great!  Don't hesitate to reply to me and the list, cuz I
>know that everyone out there is not "servicing" their trannies every 20,000
>miles.


Filter and fluid, and if it is acting "weird", make sure the valves in the
valve body move freely under their own weight.

I used a vacuum pump arrangment to continue to change the fluid for a few
times after the initial under car messy change, using the dipstick hole.
Remember, they don't have a converter drain, so dropping the pan only
changes about half of the fluid. I think I did it three times, over the
course of a week, using 9 litres of tranny fluid, store brand semi
synthetic.

First time replaces half of the old fluid
Second time half of that, etc, etc...

Stephen Bigelow
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