LS1Z28_98

Hi all,
I am changing ALL the fluid in my 98 Z. I have the transmission drained, and with the tight quarters I have no clue how I am going to re-fill the tranny. Are there any tools that can be suggested, or would it hurt anything to pop the shifter off and fill it from above?

DaddySS

There's a simple pump that acts like a big syringe, you can get it most auto parts stores. That's what I use.

1 nasty z

iTrader: (1)

It may take you about an hour to fill the tranny but the way i do it is just to go from the top.. pop your console out and take your shifter out and fill it from the top

LS1Z28_98

Thank you guys for the input.

bczee

iTrader: (12)

Since the fluid is ATF.. it will flow well.. use the Pump.... they are cheap and most part store do carry them.. It will not take that long to Pump it all in.

FMX05

iTrader: (3)

At the motorcycle shop I used to work at we used a hand pump top on our gear oil. It looked like a beefed up version of a bottle of hand soap. It came on the bel-ray gear oil bottles. Take a piece of flexible clear hose and clamp it on the end. Feed the hose to the fill and pump away. You would be surprised how fast it would move 100w gear oil.

s346k

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go from the top.

mgcook

iTrader: (3)

i took out my shifter and did it that way. took 10 mins.

WS6_00

iTrader: (10)

or u could use a tube..... takes about 10 minutes or so...

bczee

iTrader: (12)

I was over at Kragens today picking up some parts for my C4... and I saw the Fluid pump for $5.95... over in the grease and gear oil section,...

m6speed

iTrader: (11)

i just went to advanced and bought that tube that screws onto the bottle, squeezed the bottle while holding it up next to the transmission and header, filled it in about 10 min.

LS1Z28_98

m6speed my neighbor had that same set up and it worked great. Thanks all for your input

Krab

iTrader: (28)

You can take off the shifter, which works well, or you can get a hose and a funnel so you can run it from the engine compartment to the fill hole and fill from there.