I am about to get the trans back in, I plan to just pour the new fluid in through the shifter. I am using Penzoil Synchromesh, how many quarts should I pour in?

 

4 quarts....not sure the specs on Pennzoil Synchromesh but all T56s require Dexron III fluid. Might wanna make sure whatever you pour in says Dexron III on it somewhere. If it says Type F anywhere, that's the wrong stuff....

 

It says it meets GM requirments for some part number on the front. Its made for Gm manual transmissions. Costs like $7 a quart so better be good.

 

take the fill plug out, then you'll know for sure how much.

 

Why are you filling through the shifter? isnt there a fill plug on the driver side of the t56?

 

Yes, but its a pain unless you have a pump or a hose. And I am putting a new trans in, so why not make it easier and fill through the shifter anyways since its off.

 

A pump is like 5 bucks, dude.

 

And dumping 4 quarts thru the shifter hole is still easier. It's not like he's taking the shifter off, it's already off. Why would he want to do it under the car?

 

Because you will not not if you have overfilled it. Overfilling it would be impossible when doing it the correct way through the plug. You have no idea what fluid is still in the thing before filling. Do it whatever way you want, its your car.

The pump is $5.00

 

Yes, $5.00.

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I'm working on my '72 Vega in dirt. Literally, dirt. Doing a V8/6-speed swap. I don't cut corners even when I get stickers and **** in my shirts. I guess it boils down to how many corners you want to cut.

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I also did the 5-lug conversion on my car and has a 12-bolt with 3.73s.

Hey man, do it however you want but if you have too much oil in your trans and it foams and takes out the gearsets you are the only one to blame.

Make a set of wood stands to drive your car onto for next time. I can drive my IROC up about 2 feet in the air in about 2 minutes. No jack required.

Colin

 

synchro mesh is not intended for that.....its for S-10s and stuff that had shifting problems, Its more like a thin gear oil

You want ATF in a T56.....Dexron

 

Well, I cant belive this got bumped back up nearly 2 years ago. Anyways I am going to be changing the fluid to dextron soon it shifts a little knotchy. The trans was freshly rebuilt when I filled it through the shifter so there was no fluid left in it. Why the hell would I want to do it hte hard way when the shifter was already off?

 

Not to mention when you do fill it upthrough the hole you have to have the whole car level, just driving it up the ramps in the front is going to throw the whole thing off

 

Man I sure wish you guys would read before you post. He said newly rebuilt dry transmission. It takes 4 quarts. You dump it in the shifter hole. Then if you're **** like me you check it before you pu the car on the road. If it's a little over full it'll run out the check plug hole into the pan that you put there just in case.

 

Oh yeah, maybe the tranny is shipped bone dry. Oh yeah maybe they have a small amount already installed just in case some dumbass does not fill it at all. It does need some amount of lube for assembly. They can say dry all day long but I am confident that it aint dry.

Newly rebuilt does not mean dick with respect to how much fluid is in it or not, you dont know if a small amount of fluid was added or not. At least the correct method of installing fluid removes ALL possibility of overfilling.

Why someone would pay hundreds for a rebuild then fill the tranny with the assumption its shipped dry is just stupid.