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Old Sep 17, 2025 | 06:20 PM
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Default Re: Manual tranny pedal engagement question

WHAT A FRIGITING NIGHTMARE! 5 HOURS TO CHANGE OIL IN THE MANUAL TRANNY! Rented a stall at the Auto Hobby Shop thinking they would have all the tools to do the work. Manual suggested changing the tranny oil, 5w-40 syn, before dropping. Up on the lift she went. Removed drain plug and removed only approximately 3/4 quart of oil. Manual says refill is 2 quarts.!!!!! "THEN" they didn't have a fill plug socket bit to remove the fill plug. After about an hour I located one. "THEN" they didn't have any way to pump the oil up into the fill plug hole. "SO" at this point I was "dead in the water," and not driving home! "SITTING THERE CRYING IN MY MINERAL WATER," I had to figure this one out. I found a couple pieces of short 1/2" and 1/4" tubing and made a pump! Drilled a small hole in the top of one of the quart containers and made air tight fit for the small tubing. Stuck the 1/2" tubing in the fill hole at the top and the quart bottle. Used a rag to make air tight fit around the 1/2" tubing of the quart bottle's opening. "I blew" on the 1/4" tube forcing the oil into the tranny! "Dang if it didn't work!" "THEN" disaster struck!" My hands were oily and dropped the second quart of oil and it spilled "everywhere!" Had to call wifey to go buy another quart of oil and bring it to me which took about an hour. Finally tranny serviced, adjusted the hand brake, cleaned up my area and went home after five hours of "doing something with nothing" to work with. $125 and five hours to service the manual transmission! WOW that seems so reasonable!
 

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