07-11-2021, 04:06 PM
Alright, so I completed one more task: the transmission. The hardest part was getting accurate information on what and where. Turns out the manual transmission is filled from the top. Instead of the usual threaded plug in the casing, it's built into the shift fitting. I had to take out the battery and tray in order to see and access everything. Turns out the leak has been coming from the very spot where I had to work.
The mechanical manual I got is missing one very important piece of information, and online sources didn't have it either: the fill spout looks nothing like one. On the exterior shift lever, there's a small metal tube that sticks out at an odd angle. I had to manually rotate and lift this shift control thing and then pour the fluid in through that spout. It was covered with a snap-on plastic cap that was very loose. So far as I can tell, that has been the source of the leak. I'll order a new one, but for now, I put some stretch film inside of it to snug it up. We'll see if the leak slows down or stops.
I bought a little plastic pump with a collection of mixed tubing designed to handle the gear lube in the section for boating stuff at Walmart. That way I don't have to remove the battery and tray every time I want to get to it. At the very least this was a partial success, so that's one more problem solved. Thanks for your prayers.
The mechanical manual I got is missing one very important piece of information, and online sources didn't have it either: the fill spout looks nothing like one. On the exterior shift lever, there's a small metal tube that sticks out at an odd angle. I had to manually rotate and lift this shift control thing and then pour the fluid in through that spout. It was covered with a snap-on plastic cap that was very loose. So far as I can tell, that has been the source of the leak. I'll order a new one, but for now, I put some stretch film inside of it to snug it up. We'll see if the leak slows down or stops.
I bought a little plastic pump with a collection of mixed tubing designed to handle the gear lube in the section for boating stuff at Walmart. That way I don't have to remove the battery and tray every time I want to get to it. At the very least this was a partial success, so that's one more problem solved. Thanks for your prayers.