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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: MB on January 24, 2004, 08:44:33 AM
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Just thought I'd post this lil tip for changing the gear oil in the diffs, tran, and transfer. First thing I just learned today....the hard way! :-[
1: Make SUREyou can remove the fill plugs first!
I changed the gear lube in the front diff first, no problems. Moving back to the trans I made the mistake of pulling the drain first then played hell getting the fill plug to break loose. Now what do I do? The gear lube is all gone and no way of re-filling.... But with lots of grunting and cussing it finally came out! All is well now. :)
2: Auto Zone sell a neat lil hand pump that attaches right to the top of the 1 gal. jug of gear lube, handy lil item no mess no waste.
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THAT IS A GOOD BIT OF ADVICE.....ESP. TO US VERY NOVICE WRENCHERS.....THANKS FOR SHARING...I KNOW EVERYDAY FROM READING ALL THE POSTS I LEARN SOMETHING TO ADD TO THE BACK OF MIND FOR FUTURE REFFERANCE.....ERIC, WE NEED A THUMBS UP SYMBOL UP THERE IN THE SMILEYS.. :P
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You could of checked the amount that the trans takes and then pulled the shifter out and poured it in there ;D same goes for the x-fer case in a pinch, and it is some times easyer :-*
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Thats right! Man if I could just stop and think when I'm getting flustered :-[
Oh well water under the bridge now, but thanks for the reminder will write that in my note section in the Haynes.
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I had my mechanic do that for me, since there is no way I can get under my Sidekick to do that sort of thing.
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I can get under mine with a floor jack and jack stands....haahha thats how i do everything...and i have a dirt floor in my garage let me tell you its not fun!
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Unfortunately I don't even have a garage, and my driveway is a hill, as you can imagine, it gets pretty interesting out there. Fortunately I work for a gas staion part time, and the guy is really great about weekends and personal vehicles, and if I don't have th etime he helps me out. Without that though, I'd be stuck.
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Yeah I can get under mine pretty good to inspect the exhaust system and some cleaning around...but other then that, it's off to the shop.  If I had a heavy duty hoist and a taller garage...I'd be set! ;D
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You could of checked the amount that the trans takes and then pulled the shifter out and poured it in there ;D same goes for the x-fer case in a pinch, and it is some times easyer :-*
You can't do that with a Side/kick trans. The shifter is remote, meaning that the shifter is extended back about 5-6". If you tried to fill it that way you'd get a big mess on the floor.
You could do it on the T-case but I'd be slow going because I think the path the oil would take is the same path as the vent hole. Like trying to get kectup out of the bottle.