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    ok quick help here i replaced the axle on the passenger side of my car and it spilled fluid all over the place. well i got some more only problem is i dont know how to fill it please explain how so i can drive mi festy i have an 88 carbed
    Frankie

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    Remove the Speedometer housing from the transaxle, and fill from there. The housing has the fill mark on it.

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    • #3
      Yeah, that's the ONLY way to get the fluid back into the tranny. You have to remove the speedo gear from the transmission. It's on the back side of the motor, near the firewall. Just follow the speedo cable down to it. It may be tough to remove it, but whatever you do, DON"T PRY ON THE BOLT TAB! It will snap off in a heartbeat!

      There is a rubber o-ring around the speedo gear and it can be a little tough to get it to "pop" out. I used a flathead screwdriver with a fine point to get it between the tranny housing and speedo gear. Then tilted the screwdriver from side to side instead of using a prying motion.

      It finally popped out. Once we filled up the tranny with fluid, the gear "popped" back into place.
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      • #4
        thanx
        Frankie

        fully custom 88 festy (project doomsday) Febuary in 2012 calander
        Blockspire: ken block replica aspire
        AdvancedDynamix: "If you put the same kind of effort into your engine that you put into the rest of the car, well... it'll be epic". thanks man

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        • #5
          If it's an automatic, can't you add trans fluid in the dip-stick tube?

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          • #6
            I just replaced the driver's side control arm with the same problem. Read about it here:
            http://www.ag384fm.bravehost.com/cars.htm . There is a photo of the fluid level indicator in the Haynes manual. It's just a little projection on the side of the speedo unit.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Festarossa View Post
              If it's an automatic, can't you add trans fluid in the dip-stick tube?
              yes, on autos only.
              Last edited by ejp2fast; 05-08-2009, 02:28 PM.

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