Is this normal?

[samill2]

Is this the right amount of fluid?

(Yes, I alreay got that piece of gasket material out of there so no lectures, please )

 

[mystic04]

You should fill the fluid till it just runs out of the fill plug .

 

[samill2]

Alright. Looks like it could use a little topping off, then. What's the stock fluid?

Thanks.

 

[samill2]

Stock trans. fluid? Anyone?

Man, I gotta get an owner's manual.

 

[postban]

The fluid you are seeing in there has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with how much fluid is actually in the trans. DO NOT add any unless you VERIFY the level is low. Get a manual, lol.

 

[samill2]

The fluid you are seeing in there has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with how much fluid is actually in the trans. DO NOT add any unless you VERIFY the level is low. Get a manual, lol.

It sure would be nice if someone would explain.

So is the drain hole just to allow fluid to slosh up into the shifter area every now and then to keep it lubed or is it there to prevent overfilling of the shifter compartment/housing/thing (or both)?

If this is true, then there's no need to even look at the level of fluid in that housing to ascertain anything. Is that true?

Thanx.

PS - HelmInc. has been out of stock on owner's manuals for a while now - sux.

 

[BO TY KLR]

You need to get under the car and look at the side of the trans. You'll see two plugs. Bottom is the drain and the top one is the fill. Pull the top(fill) plug and you should be able to feel the fluid with your finger. If you were to fill the trans with fluid all the way to the shifter mount it will be way overfilled. A lot of guys add fluid threw the shifter but you still only need to fill it as high as the fill plug on the side.

 

[samill2]

Thanks.

 

[IronTerp]

I believe the fill requirement is 3.5 quarts. Don't know when the last time, if ever, you've changed your tranny fluid, but now may not be a bad time. Pretty simple process with the shifter out.....

 

[PhillyCobra]

Postban,

Doesn't the shifter extension connect to the main trans housing? A lot of guys refill their trans through the shifter extension until you see fluid appear. Is there a problem with overfilling the T56?

 

[postban]

...snip... Is there a problem with overfilling the T56?

4 quarts is fine. Overfilling is bad. There is supposed to be air in the case.

Call http://www.libertysgears.com/contact.htm and ask them what can happen if you overfill it.

Some things are meant to be kept stock, transmission fluid level is one of them :thumbsup:

 

[samill2]

She's got 56k mi on the clock so I may just go ahead and change out the fluid. Here I thought I was just installing some shifter gaskets.

 

[PhillyCobra]

When I changed my shifter at 5000 miles fluid was up to bottom of shifter extension-- came that way from factory. Know other guys have found the same. This is obviously above fill plug. What does this mean? Why would trans case need air in it except to provide for expansion with heat?

 

[tankerman1981]

mine sits right at the bottom of the shifter extension... and thats where it was when i changed the fluid.....