How to fill transmission oil without making a mess

[Cutter]

The title kind of describes it, the filler hole on the side isn't so easy to get fluids in. I ended up snaking a tube down through the tunnel and into the hole. There is probably some tool I am lacking, which may be obvious but I'm clueless.

[jac04]

They make a pump that screws onto the top of the gear lube bottle/jug.

[lrdukdog]

oil

I know some that use ole' fashioned oil cans, The type with flexable tube spout, pump thingy on the handle and about a quarts worth of 90 weight.
Jim Wolf

[stomper]

for about 12 bucks, you can buy an oil suringe at NAPA, or other stores. you draw out the oil from the jug, and then place the hose into the filler hole and gently push the suringe plunger in. The suringe holds around a quart of oil or so.

[SalemRover]

I really miss my SII for this one bit of maintenance fun. Just slide the cover on the transmission tunnel, pop off the breather and pour in. It was so easy that you could do this at a stop light on a hot day.

Now it's crawl under the truck and pump away with 90 wt.

-Jason

[stonefox]

My 63 has the fill/breather on top, I didn't know it is a luxury item. Unfortuneatly there is no dip stick. Its a shame because there is still the casting for it.How much money would it really have costed back then if they left the fill plug and dip stick on the later models. I know I would have splurged for it. I recently saw an invoice for a truck similar to mine from '63 for about $2900. What would you do for a time machine to go back and stash a couple of then in the back barn.

[Cutter]

I wonder if it is possible to retrofit the fill/breather onto a SIII box. I should probably locate and tighten up the leaks at the rate she's dumping oil, but I should just have some reservoir up top that slowly feeds oil, like an auto oiler on a milling machine.

[Linus Tremaine]

fire extinguisher

Get an old stainless steel extinguisher with a schrader valve on it. Fill it with gear oil, charge with air= oil cannon. You can fill a swivel ball in under ten seconds. You can get a longer hose too. Just grind the ends out and hose clamp a longer hose on to the extinguisher and the old nipple back in on the end.

[stomper]

I just threw one of those in the dump about 6 months ago. That is a really great idea. then again, mine would have taken about 5 gallons of oil to top it up. That's a lot of EP90!

[NickDawson]

Previously - I've been using a tube and funnel. Take out the middle seat, open access panel and have at it. It was surprisingly not too messy.

Last time, I just opened the inspection cover and dumped the oil straight in. I kind of over filled it and quite literally created a james bond style oil spray behind my truck all the way from Lynchburg to Richmond. Still, it was a painless way to top up

[I Leak Oil]

Nick, are you talking about filling the transfer case throught the inspection cover or the transmission?

[amcordo]

Here's the thing I use. Works in any size oil jug and was $10 at Meijer:

http://www.google.com/products?q=penzoil+oil+hand+pump&aq=f

[luckyjoe]

I buy 90wt is 5 gallon pails. I picked-up a hand pump that replaces the lid on the pail from NAPA. I couldn't find it on the NAPA website, but it looks a bit like this:


I put the pail on a small flat cart and just pull it around the LR's. On the hose end there is a hooked pipe that I slip in the fill hole, then pump the lever.

I'll never handle 90wt. any other way (in the shop at least...).

[Cutter]

Yeah I found that 5gal pump, where do you buy the 90wt in that quantity? Probably be worth it in the long run.

[luckyjoe]

... where do you buy the 90wt in that quantity?

Most auto parts shops, Ag supply, etc. should carry it or can get it in a day or two...