Refilling a Trans-x case the easy way!!

Any takers? i want to change the oil in my transfer case and i know somebody out there has a brilliant idea on how to get this done. i only have a crappy trolley jack and 2 jack stands /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/idea.gif

 

[Barnes]

Head to the parts store and pick up a fluid pump. They have ones that will screw into the top of the gear oil bottle, and you can pump it like a big soap dispenser. Or that have a big metal canister one that you can fill with the gear oil, and then inject into the t-case. Thats how I've done it to make it easy.

 

[DarkDevilMMM]

there should be a write up on www.vfaq.com how to change tranny and transfer case fluids, it's pretty simple and straight forward, you don't even need a jack and stand to do it, but you need a long tube and funnel, go read up.

 

Tygon tubing and a funnel.

 

once u have fully removed the old oil, put the drain bolt back in, get a funnel, and attach some flexi - type hosing to the bottom of the funnel, u can fill the xfer case by pointing the flexihose down thru the engine bay and in to the filler hole. Make sure the car is on a level surface before u refill. takes about 6 - 800ml of GL4 grade oil.

 

thanks alot guys /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worthy.gif

 

[3Diamond]

The rubber hose trick works best for me. Make sure the XC is at a normal temperature (not been driven in past 30 min), shove a tight hose and funnel. Drop like 1 liter into it (make sure it is on level surface) and then yank the hose out. Excess fluid will come out, and after 2-5 min wait you can return the drain screw ant torque to spec.

 

I use the pump that goes right on the 1 gallon bottle, like Barnes recommended. Works for me! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Ian M]

I got a "Jays EZ Funnel" from the Snap On truck at work. Its basically a lid (screws to the gear oil bottle) with a aluminum tube that extends to the bottom of the bottle.

In effect, it kinda works like a Juicy Juice box. It comes with small piece of clear hose,stick it in the filler hole and squeeze it a few times and its empty. I love the thing.

I think it was $15 or so.

 

[joec]

Make sure you can remove the fill hole before you remove the drain plug /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Ted Andkilde]

Get one of these:

http://www.autobarn.net/te30-118.html

Big industrial syringe type deal (roughly grease gun sized) -- suck it out of the bottle, blow it into the Xfer case -- best $10 you'll ever spend.

Fills the tranny and rear diff just as easily and works just as well with heavy gear oil as ATF.

Cheers, Ted

 

[CP]

For the gravity feed options using some clear tubing and a funnel: I cut a "V" notch in the car end of my hose, so I can close the V when inserting, and it expands when I let go, sort of locking the hose in the hole. The rear diff is a bitch to fill using this method though, because it's tough to get the funnel end high enough to move the fluid quickly.