Changing tranny fluid
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Topic: Changing tranny fluid
Posted By: marmon77
Subject: Changing tranny fluid
Date Posted: September-09-2011 at 11:37am
| Would like to know the best or easiest way to drain tranny fluid, any tips tricks so as not to be too messy. Thanks |
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Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: September-09-2011 at 11:44am
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Mark, some guy's have used a turkey baseter(sp?)to remove Tranny fluid, some have used a small pump to remove it. I use a huge syringe with a rubber tube on the end to draw out the fluid. It takes awhile but no mess and I get most of it out. ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: LaurelLakeSkier
Date Posted: September-09-2011 at 2:12pm
A vacuum pump similar to this works well for the removing trans fluid and comes in handy for a variety of fluid removal operations.
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Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: September-09-2011 at 2:17pm
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We use the suck up and it works great... a mitivac is supposed to be a quality unit as well.
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: September-09-2011 at 3:02pm
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TRBenj wrote:Posted By: Tom351
Date Posted: September-09-2011 at 3:17pm
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I use one of these:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Attwood-Gear-Lube-Pump/16351021 - http://www.walmart.com/ip/Attwood-Gear-Lube-Pump/16351021 Just add a hose on the end made for the bottle and you can drop the hose into the trans filler hole |
Posted By: Bri892001
Date Posted: September-09-2011 at 4:06pm
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I used one like this. If the collection tank is not connected to the pump, it's helpful to have someone holding the output side as well as the collection container. Or else yes, you will make a mess.
I found I had to poke around a little bit with my suction tube to find the bottom of the trans. Also, I used two identical, empty, windshield washer containers. When I was done sucking out the old fluid, I lined up the container with the old next to the empty container. Then, I filled the empty with the new, until it was at the same level. Then put the stuff in. (This helped insure I was putting back exactly what I took out). 
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Posted By: gun-driver
Date Posted: September-09-2011 at 4:11pm
That's a good idea takes the guess work out of the equation. |
Posted By: Liledgy
Date Posted: September-09-2011 at 4:25pm
 . I have used the little pumps that you can put on a cordless drill. Worked very well and quick to. It's pretty cheap too.
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Posted By: LaurelLakeSkier
Date Posted: September-09-2011 at 8:20pm
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Posted By: marmon77
Date Posted: September-10-2011 at 1:16pm
| Thanks for the info. guys Il';ll get to! |