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Originally Posted by corey240
no i meant the one at the top where the shifter is, i was told its ok to add in there, there was no fluid in it atall and it started raining so i had to drop it and put it in that way. so does tha tmean i gota pull the tranny? roughly how much would that cost? parts wise. i dont wana do it and replace 2 things when it mayt really need 5
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You can fill your trans this way, but you need to have the check/fill plug (previously mentioned) removed or you'll overfill the trans.
Sounds like you've got a mess on your hands, time to start from scratch, eg.
Clutch job, fluid change, clutch fluid flush.
A rookie in a garage clutch job will probably take like 12 hours.
The tough spots will be: removing the top bellhousing bolts, pulling the trans off the back of the motor, breaking flywheel bolts, shooting the input shaft back into the new pilot bushing (putting the trans back onto the motor).
Tips:
Removing the pilot bushing: fill the cavity in the back of the crankshaft, where the bushing sits completely w/grease, use a socket that will fit the hole in the bushing (filled w/grease) and an extension and a hammer to force the bushing out hydraulically.
Drain the trans prior to the start of the job (duh); it'll make the trans lighter and easier to manage when removing and installing. Also it won't drain fluid all over once the driveshaft is removed.
Make sure the tranny vent and crank position sensor are removed first and last, they can get messed up if they are on the trans when you're removing or installing it.
Don't disregard the flywheel. Make arraignments with a local machine shop before you start, know how long they'll take, their hours, cost, etc. It would be a waste to put a fresh clutch on a beatup flywheel.
It's doable to one-man this job (but a big PITA), the KA trans isnt ridiculously heavy, but be careful, dropping trannys on one's chest isn't so bad, dropping on one's face can be dangerous. If you can do push-ups you drop your own trans, but it will test you...
Don't be scared, good luck.