[FC] Tranny fluid

[Merv Krull]

Good call Andrew!
toodles
Merv

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Sego" <andrew_sego at yahoo.com>
To: "Merv Krull" <krupross at sunwave.net>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Tranny fluid


> Thats not quite specific enough...... but "may" be correct for that van
>
>  From the 61 service manual
>
>  61 Trans - 1.9 pints
>  61 Diff - 3.1 pints
>
>  From 62 -63 supplement
>
>  62-63 3 speed trans -3 pints
>  62-63 4 speed trans -3.75 pints
>
>  62 Diff -3.1 pints
>  63 Diff -4.5 pints
>
>
>  I just rebuilt my transaxle. 61-63 car 4 speed and 64 diff.  Both units 
> were bone dry. I filled them at ride height.  It took a full 4 quarts to 
> fill just under the bottom of the fill holes. That's 8 pints.  My math 
> says it should have taken 8.25 pints.   It it desirable to fill them to 
> about 1/8" under the fill holes.  This makes it a little easier for the 
> axle seals and input shaft seal to do thier jobs. Overfilling CAN cause a 
> greasy clutch.
>
>  I can understand the 3 and 4 speed being different capacities.  The 61 
> manual does not differentiate between 3 and 4 speed capacities.  I would 
> think the 61 4 speed would be the same as 62-63.  I have no idea why a 
> 61-62 differential capacity would be different than a 63-64.  I assume a 
> 64 is the same as 63 because of how much I had to put in my transaxle. If 
> you only drained them and did not disassemble them the amount to fill 
> would be less.
>
>  But forget the math.  Just fill each to the bottom edge of the fill holes 
> or just under them. Use high quality gear oil.  If you have the transaxle 
> sealed up well it will be in there for a long time.
>
>  Regards,
>  Andrew Sego
>
>
> Merv Krull <krupross at sunwave.net> wrote:
>  1.9 pints for the tranny and 3.1 pints for the transaxle of Castrol 
> Syntec
> 70-90 gear lube...:-)
> toodles
> Merv Krull
> Salmon Arm, BC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J R Read_HML"
> To: "TiM M" ;
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 5:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [FC] Tranny fluid
>
>
>> Fill to bottom of filler hole, probably a couple of quarts if empty to
>> start. Probably not over 3 quarts.
>> Later, JR
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "TiM M"
>> To:
>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 6:53 PM
>> Subject: [FC] Tranny fluid
>>
>>
>> My transmission went south on me last week while I was going north. I 
>> have
>> a rebuilt tranny ready to go in and plan on tackling this job along with
>> the clutch on Sunday. The only thing I don't have yet is the tanny fluid.
>> I've been unable to locate my manual since I moved my office. How much
>> fluid does the 4 speed transmission take? I'm hoping to get it back
>> together and running on Sunday. If everything goes well I should have it
>> at the Fanbelt Toss the following weekend.
>>
>> TiM
>>
>> '61 electric Rampside
>>
>>
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