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Mark89Notch

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I was under the car looking for a rear diff drain plug. Is there one? Also, how many quts does the tranny hold? I have a manual trans.

 

ponycar17

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There isn't one... You must remove the cover, and let the oil drain. For what it's worth, don't replace the gasket around the rear diff. cover; use blue RTV to make your own gasket (unless you can get Ford's gray gasket maker; that stuff's awesome). Blue RTV makes a much better gasket that's bump resistant...

 

trbkrb

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Tranny holds about 2.5 quarts of ATF. Fill it until it reaches the fill plug on the passengers side of the tranny, above the drain plug. I use a 3' long fuel hose snaked down from under the hood with a funnel on the end to fill it up. Others use a pump or remove the shifter and fill it there, but you should reseal the cover with RTV.

Good luck!

 

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ponycar17 said:

There isn't one... You must remove the cover, and let the oil drain. For what it's worth, don't replace the gasket around the rear diff. cover; use blue RTV to make your own gasket (unless you can get Ford's gray gasket maker; that stuff's awesome). Blue RTV makes a much better gasket that's bump resistant...

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no wonder I couldn't find it. I thought it was just me...I looked for prob. 10 minutes

 

HISSIN50

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TRBKRB, he is doing a pumpkin fluid change.

some girdles come with plugs. i like to use a gasket and gasket maker.

 

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Does the rear have a fill plug?

 

Michael Yount

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Let's see, without a drain plug or a fill plug, I'd recommend not taking that rear cover off.

Yes, there's a fill plug. And you want to run a Mercon/Dextron rated atf in the tranny (the manual - not a typo). And you want to be sure whatever fluid you put in the rear has friction modifier in it, or that you add the small bottle of friction modifier, for the traclok limited slip. Otherwise it will chatter in low speed turns.

I just resealed the rear cover in mine (Dana 30 with drain plug, and fill plug in the cover - easy to reach). Had a "seap", not quite a leak (it wouldn't drip). I prefer using a gasket with rtv on the rear cover. I'd also recommend using thread sealer on the bolts that hold it in place. I cleaned it all up, painted it black, and put stainless bolts/lock washers back in. Looks great. Enjoy the smell.

 

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as you know, you will have to remove the cover to drain out the oil........when you put the cover back on, use some rtv.........when you are ready, on the driverside of the diff, in the front, you will find your fill plug..........i believe it takes a 1/2" extension to get r loose..........kind of a ******, but you can git r dun..............hotwheels

 

OL' WHITEY

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Don't forget the friction modifier! When you open the little bottle up, don't hesitate to take a big ol' whiff! Mmmmm. The aroma is like no other! You gotta' love it!

 

Michael Yount

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Actually there is an aroma that's slightly better than the new fluid in the bottle - that's the smell of the old fluid coming out of the rear end....(hope no one takes that last bit out of context)

 

OL' WHITEY

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By the way, I made the mistake once of taking off the diff cover on an old MG before I took the time to see where the fill plug was. Once it was all drained out, I took one look at the fill plug and my heart sank. The previous owner had mauled up the fill plug so bad that it couldn't be taken off AT ALL! I ended up having to punch a hole in the diff cover with an air chisel to fill it up. A wine cork and some RTV, and I was back in business!

 

Michael Yount

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Adding the wine cork to the MG probably made it happy. The brits were know for their oil leaks. My contention is that it wasn't oil at all. The cars and bikes just had so much class it oozed out, and people mistook it for lubricant.

 

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OL' WHITEY said:

Don't forget the friction modifier! When you open the little bottle up, don't hesitate to take a big ol' whiff! Mmmmm. The aroma is like no other! You gotta' love it!

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Ahhhhh making me hungry already....

 

trbkrb

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HISSIN50 said:

TRBKRB, he is doing a pumpkin fluid change.

some girdles come with plugs. i like to use a gasket and gasket maker.

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LOL! He asked TWO different questions! I answered the second one since the first was answered already!

 

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trbkrb said:

LOL! He asked TWO different questions! I answered the second one since the first was answered already!

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oops, right you are. i missed the trans reference altogether.

Michael, your 'out of context comment' almost made me barf. glad im not eating rump roast.

 

Michael Yount

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JT - it's the rump roast's 'au jus' that does the trick.

 

HISSIN50

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Michael Yount said:

JT - it's the rump roast's 'au jus' that does the trick.

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Thanks Michael, that sent me over the top.

 

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I just bought a new cover (summit)with drain and fill plugs, now I can change the fluid in minutes whenever I want, Yeah my fill plug was mangled too.

 

Michael Yount

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I guess with the drain plug in the bottom of the cover, you can't quite get all the old stuff out, right?