Thanks David and Paul!
I guess I will stock up on RTV, fluid and just take off the 8 covers (4
Jeeps) to change them right. :-(
Hey maybe I will paint the covers since they will be coming off. :-)
It just seemed that those extractors could help speed fluid changes along.
oh well!!
later,
dave

"David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:u67sovcnt9o2bt7i11dc9kopdcbr1vic26@4ax.com...
> Not me anyway... I tried it once, and from what I could tell, it only
> removed about 75% of the oil. I finally said screw it, and have
> removed the diff cover ever since hehehehe. Pain in the ***, but job
> done right.
>


"Paul Calman" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
news:bmmkv9$ole6k$1@ID-87669.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Does anyone successfully use those oil extractors instead of removing
the
> > covers all of the time?
>
> metal particles, water, and gunk collect at the lowest point. This is one
of
> the reasons most auto-trans have no drain plug, they want you to actually
> check/change the filter and remove the contaminants.
>
>
> --
> Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
>
>

 

Thanks David and Paul!
I guess I will stock up on RTV, fluid and just take off the 8 covers (4
Jeeps) to change them right. :-(
Hey maybe I will paint the covers since they will be coming off. :-)
It just seemed that those extractors could help speed fluid changes along.
oh well!!
later,
dave

"David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:u67sovcnt9o2bt7i11dc9kopdcbr1vic26@4ax.com...
> Not me anyway... I tried it once, and from what I could tell, it only
> removed about 75% of the oil. I finally said screw it, and have
> removed the diff cover ever since hehehehe. Pain in the ***, but job
> done right.
>


"Paul Calman" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
news:bmmkv9$ole6k$1@ID-87669.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Does anyone successfully use those oil extractors instead of removing
the
> > covers all of the time?
>
> metal particles, water, and gunk collect at the lowest point. This is one
of
> the reasons most auto-trans have no drain plug, they want you to actually
> check/change the filter and remove the contaminants.
>
>
> --
> Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
>
>

 

Thanks David and Paul!
I guess I will stock up on RTV, fluid and just take off the 8 covers (4
Jeeps) to change them right. :-(
Hey maybe I will paint the covers since they will be coming off. :-)
It just seemed that those extractors could help speed fluid changes along.
oh well!!
later,
dave

"David C. Moller" <dmoller@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:u67sovcnt9o2bt7i11dc9kopdcbr1vic26@4ax.com...
> Not me anyway... I tried it once, and from what I could tell, it only
> removed about 75% of the oil. I finally said screw it, and have
> removed the diff cover ever since hehehehe. Pain in the ***, but job
> done right.
>


"Paul Calman" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
news:bmmkv9$ole6k$1@ID-87669.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Does anyone successfully use those oil extractors instead of removing
the
> > covers all of the time?
>
> metal particles, water, and gunk collect at the lowest point. This is one
of
> the reasons most auto-trans have no drain plug, they want you to actually
> check/change the filter and remove the contaminants.
>
>
> --
> Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
>
>