tranny fluid

95RedStripes · 08-07-2008, 06:40 PM

How much fluid do our trannys take and is it easy to change (like with very few tools)? Thanks.

SH-60B · 08-07-2008, 07:11 PM

Auto or standard?

95RedStripes · 08-08-2008, 12:24 PM

4x4 with auto

Yogi · 08-08-2008, 07:52 PM

Should hold 5 qts. It's not a real difficult job but it is messy as hell. You take off the pan bolts and the pan is stuck on, so you pry the pan loose and fluid goes everywhere. Put down lots of newspapers on the floor or do it somewhere that you don't mind getting oily.

GeorgesBlazah · 08-09-2008, 02:15 AM

The pan holds 5 however if the system is dry it holds close to 12.

Shawn-GMC · 08-09-2008, 02:50 PM

yeah its messy as hell, if you have access to a hoist its not AS BAD but if ur doing it in the driveway, be prepared..

Yogi · 08-09-2008, 06:11 PM

Here's a tip that I forgot to mention:

Like I said, when you take out the bolts, the pan will be stuck to the tranny. Leave 2 bolts in on one side and leave them loose - about 1/4". Pry the pan from the opposite side and the pan will tilt toward the open side. That way it doesn't all come out at once in your face and you control the flow to one side. Gradually loosen the bolts to let more out. When you feel that you can remove the pan without sloshing any excess fluid, remove the bolts and just dump the rest that is in the pan.

95RedStripes · 09-18-2008, 10:56 AM

Thanks for the tips guys. I gave it a shot last night and ran into a problem. Got all the bolts out, no problem. Pryed the pan loose and drained some fluid, then dropped it about 2 inches. From there I was stuck. The pan rests on a crossover piece of the exhaust and the transmission support crossmember. There is enough clearance above the exhaust to slide the pan forward, but it's stuck on stuff in side the tranny. If that support memeber was about 1.5 inches further back, it would have been a piece of cake, but even jacking the tranny up a little didnt help. Plus I couldn't move the crossmember because the bolts were rusted on and I couldn't break them loose by hand. Is this another GM mistake with the 95 4x4's or am I just missing something?

raven2510 · 09-18-2008, 01:47 PM

yea the crossmember is in the way.....but be very careful with the stuff in the tranny. thats the soloniode and valve body. its easily broken....so dont at all costs force anything

95RedStripes · 09-18-2008, 01:50 PM

yea, i didn't force anything, just bolted it all back up, filled it back up and moved on to the engine oil. at least is has some new fluid in it.

S15vortecpwr · 09-19-2008, 11:51 PM

you have to move the cross member.

you may be able to drop the cross over. just be carefull and not to break any of the bole/studs in the manifold

install a lift kit and you have to modify your crossover so it makes the trans serv much much easier.

08-07-2008, 06:40 PM	#1
95RedStripes Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 10 Location: User is: OffLine	tranny fluid How much fluid do our trannys take and is it easy to change (like with very few tools)? Thanks.
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08-08-2008, 07:52 PM	#4
Yogi Registered (Ab) User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,093 Location: League City, TX (Houston) User is: OffLine	Re: tranny fluid Should hold 5 qts. It's not a real difficult job but it is messy as hell. You take off the pan bolts and the pan is stuck on, so you pry the pan loose and fluid goes everywhere. Put down lots of newspapers on the floor or do it somewhere that you don't mind getting oily.
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08-09-2008, 02:15 AM	#5
GeorgesBlazah Slap my meat on your pita Age: 24 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,214 Location: south jersey User is: OffLine	Re: tranny fluid The pan holds 5 however if the system is dry it holds close to 12.
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08-09-2008, 02:50 PM	#6
Shawn-GMC Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 471 Location: Canada User is: OffLine	Re: tranny fluid yeah its messy as hell, if you have access to a hoist its not AS BAD but if ur doing it in the driveway, be prepared..
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08-09-2008, 06:11 PM	#7
Yogi Registered (Ab) User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,093 Location: League City, TX (Houston) User is: OffLine	Re: tranny fluid Here's a tip that I forgot to mention: Like I said, when you take out the bolts, the pan will be stuck to the tranny. Leave 2 bolts in on one side and leave them loose - about 1/4". Pry the pan from the opposite side and the pan will tilt toward the open side. That way it doesn't all come out at once in your face and you control the flow to one side. Gradually loosen the bolts to let more out. When you feel that you can remove the pan without sloshing any excess fluid, remove the bolts and just dump the rest that is in the pan.
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09-18-2008, 10:56 AM	#8
95RedStripes Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 10 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: tranny fluid Thanks for the tips guys. I gave it a shot last night and ran into a problem. Got all the bolts out, no problem. Pryed the pan loose and drained some fluid, then dropped it about 2 inches. From there I was stuck. The pan rests on a crossover piece of the exhaust and the transmission support crossmember. There is enough clearance above the exhaust to slide the pan forward, but it's stuck on stuff in side the tranny. If that support memeber was about 1.5 inches further back, it would have been a piece of cake, but even jacking the tranny up a little didnt help. Plus I couldn't move the crossmember because the bolts were rusted on and I couldn't break them loose by hand. Is this another GM mistake with the 95 4x4's or am I just missing something?
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09-18-2008, 01:47 PM	#9
raven2510 Overhead Console Expert Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,628 Location: Omaha, Nebraska User is: OffLine	Re: tranny fluid yea the crossmember is in the way.....but be very careful with the stuff in the tranny. thats the soloniode and valve body. its easily broken....so dont at all costs force anything
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09-18-2008, 01:50 PM	#10
95RedStripes Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 10 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: tranny fluid yea, i didn't force anything, just bolted it all back up, filled it back up and moved on to the engine oil. at least is has some new fluid in it.
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09-19-2008, 11:51 PM	#11
S15vortecpwr goin broke but n style Age: 29 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,071 Location: Wetumpka, Alabama User is: OffLine	Re: tranny fluid you have to move the cross member. you may be able to drop the cross over. just be carefull and not to break any of the bole/studs in the manifold install a lift kit and you have to modify your crossover so it makes the trans serv much much easier.
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