re: filling rear axle (was filling transmission)

[James Montebello <jamesm@domain.elided>]

Y'know, for about $5, you can buy a hand-operated pump that's designed
specifically to pump oil out of a bottle of gear oil into a transmission
or final drive that's higher than the bottle.  Seems much nicer than
drilling holes in the car, and works on all cars.  Available at just about
any cheap, universal parts store.

james montebello

On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Tim Lentz wrote:

> <For the rear axle, I drilled a hole in the trunk floor.  I run some
> <fuel line hose through the hole and into the filler plug of the rear axle
> <underneath.  Pour oil into a funnel stuck into the top end of the hose until
> <it starts to run out the filler hole.
> 
> I found that by using a  2 foot length of clear plastic tubing, taped to the
> spout of a 1 qt. bottle of gear oil, you can get the bottle up and in front of
> the gas tank (105/115) - thus being slightly higher then the filler hole.
> Slowly squeeze the bottle a few times (each time allowing air back in). Repeat
> with a 2nd quart until filled. Done! (being that you only need about 1.5
> quarts, it's not necessary to completely drain the first quart)
> 
> Tim Lentz
> Tampa, FL
> 
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