there has to be an easier way...

There has to be an easier way to fill the T90 and Dana 18. I tried topping off the T90 through the fill plug today and man, I got oil every where When I thought it was full I checked the Dana 18 and it drained a lot. I managed to fill the T90 until oil was leaking out of the drain plug, but man, what an adventure. I even purchased a pump from a local auto parts store. Apparently the screw lid only fits a gallon container. With a piece of plastic tubing, I could connect it to the oil container but I had to have the container up higher than the pump to pump it. The tubing kept coming off and oil was everywhere. I read somewhere people too off the top of the T90 through the access cover on the floor board. What of the Dana 18? If so, what opening do you pour the oil through? If one takes off the cover of the T90, will that mess anything up? Is it more trouble than using the fill plugs?
Thanks,
Paul

 

I have a 1960 CJ5 3 speed on the floor and I'm about ready to drain the transmission and refill...I would also like to know as well. I don't mean to hijack your thread 57CJ5 but I would like to know also. Another question I have, does the transmission drain into the transfer case and is there just one drain plug?
Thank you.

 

yes, they each have their own drain and fill plugs.. man it is messy...

 

You'll be smelling 90W for days!

 

I have a pump that I got at my FLAPS that fits a gallon container. It has a little plastic clip on the end of the tube that squeezes it in place within the fill hole so I can use two hands while I pump. I just filled both diffs, trans, and tc with it and it worked very well. Granted I don't have the body on yet so it was easier doing everything from above but it would work just as well from underneath.

 

I don't have the gallon jugs of gear oil. I bought smaller containers of NAPA oil. I sure could of used a pump that connected to the smaller container. I used a hose that connected to the suction part of the pump and basically had to try and wedge the container up higher than the pump and try an hold the pump with 2 hands and pump. The tubing kept coming off and needles to say, well there is an Exon Valdez spill on my driveway..I was able to wash it out of my hair last night though.

 

You may have washed your hair but that 90 weight smell will linger for a few days

I do as others suggested buy a longer piece of tubing and leave the bottle on the ground. It doesn't need to be a messy job

 

I use a gear lub dispenser similar to this:

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/LINCOLN-Pail-Gear-Lube-Dispenser-6Y881

Mine is an old service station version with a meter and permanent reservoir I picked up at an auction several decades back. Spill free filling-even in that D18 plug that is very close to my boxed frame plate.

 

this is what I have used for years now, like 15 bucks from NAPA

 

For years I used a gallon jug with a pump and it worked great. Find a good deal on quart bottles? Us em to fill the gallon jug. I also found a regular dispenser with a professional pump someone was getting rid of. I keep it filled as I find good sales on gear oil

 

when i had the floorboard access covers off i found it very quick and easy to just fill it from the shift tower. Because the oil is shared between the two, it migrated over to the transfer case without having to pump it through the plug hole.

 

I made another access cover next to the one that is already on the tranny hump on the passenger side. I remove the breather plug through this access hole and use a piece of tubing I slide on the the spout of the 90 weight bottle. All you have to do is squeeze it in until it runs out of the side plug. My access cover looks identical to the one that is already on the hump. i made it out of sheet metal.

 

I bought a pump that goes on a 5 gal bucket. Oil is cheaper in bulk and doesn't have a shelf life.