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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 08:45 AM
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changin gear box oil question

just wondering what you would use to seal up the plugs?
where the heck do i start looking for the place to change the oil?
Never done this before and instructions in the manual are abit unclear
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 08:48 AM
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do a search i had all of this stuff explained to me a while back search for threads with my name in them and look for transmission in the tittle.
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 08:51 AM
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 09:24 AM
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yeah what do i use to fill up the plugs?
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 10:41 AM
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1) You can pump it in from underneath (builds strong hands & wrists.)
2) Or you can pull off the shifter surround, snake a tube to the fill hole, add a funnel & pour it in.

I have a copy of the entire factory manual on-line. The link is in my sig..

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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 12:44 PM
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 05:46 PM
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i mean, in the manual it says to fill up the plugs
to put somethign in between the plug and the housing so that underpressure, the tranny fulid won't leak.
what would i use?
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 06:44 PM
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Teflon tape. Says so on my page (to which I provided a link above).
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