transmission fluid?
transmission fluid? Just wondering if anyone knows what kind of fluid to use in my 6 speed transmission gear oil or auto tranny fluid? I have heard tons of different things. HELP!!!
Dexron III-compatible Automatic Transmission Fluid. There are lots of old school guys out there that are convinced that the T-56 should use gear oil, but they'd be wrong, and you'd be in need of a rebuild if you tried it.
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I added it to the bottom of the fill plug on the side of the trans. Or are you saying add 4 qts through the shifter hole & it shifts better with more fluid in it? Thats not the correct fill procedure. Why would you do that?
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Tremec says to fill it till fluid(they recommend Dexron II, but upgrades are fine) just starts dripping from the fill hole. If overfilling works, great... I'm a little surprised it doesn't leak out though. I used Synchromesh in mine.
^ I wonder what the differences are between Dex 3 vs Dex 6? When the bottle for Dex 6 fluid says expressly NOT FOR VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE DEX III/ VEHICLES MADE BEFORE 2005 I wonder why you would choose that fluid? When I read that I passed and looked for the Dex III only. The warning is saying the two are not equivalent...
^ I wonder what the differences are between Dex 3 vs Dex 6? When the bottle for Dex 6 fluid says expressly NOT FOR VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE DEX III/ VEHICLES MADE BEFORE 2005 I wonder why you would choose that fluid? When I read that I passed and looked for the Dex III only. The warning is saying the two are not equivalent...
Filling it through the shifter is just easier, and is how I've done it for years. If you get all the fluid out, then it will hold 4 quarts through the actual fill hole as well (I did it this way my first time changing it).
Jon
I did the fill through the shifter hole thing for a while until I spilled some oil on my carpet doing it...then I bought one of these:
http://www.motiveproducts.com/catalo...nsfer-pump.htm
Makes filling through the side fill hole much easier and less messy.
http://www.motiveproducts.com/catalo...nsfer-pump.htm
Makes filling through the side fill hole much easier and less messy.