92 gen 3 fluid help needed differential

[jaswasup]

changed out my driverside CV Axle tofday and it puked fluid all over the driveway
Now - as it is a 5 spd manual - wher do I fill this back up and what type of fluid is required

Please help

Thx
jay

[fenixus]

differential fill plug is on the back of differential (firewall side). there is tight access as you will have axles and exhaust pipe on the way from bottom. 3/8'' ratchet should fit in there.
you will need either 17mm socket or 10mm hex bit to open it up. hard access makes it impossible to use breaker bars or so, so get some PB blaster to break it free or you risk stripping it.

it takes same fluid type as the tranny, so any ATF will do (Castrol Import Multi-Vehicle Synthetic Blend, Mercon V, Dexron III, etc.).

[jaswasup]

this is a standard tranny
- so are your references correct- I see your auto tranny post -
Will I find the plug easily
and I will loosen the fill one first as mentioned in other threads
I was surprised at how much fluid actuall came out
What will be the consequence of driving it whil low /out of diff fluid - how far would it take to acutally do damage ?

[fenixus]

idk man, i am referring to 5S-FE auto tranny. no idea about manual tranny.
my differential takes 1.7qts of ATF (drain & refill).

you cannot drive it at all with empty differential as you will damage things with no lubrication. same about very low level, don't drive it until you refill it.

[jaswasup]

ok so ----


I am in need of knowledge refereing to the kind of fluid to refill the lost fluid from changong a CV axle on my 92 4 cyl MANUAL transmission

When I pulled the axle out i lost a bunch of real nasty smelling fluid

Need some instruction on where to fill it and with what

Keeping in mind this is a MANUAL trans 4 cyl model
A REAL GAS MISER

[71Corolla]

Originally Posted by fenixus

manual or auto tranny/diff take same fluid type bro. that is per my owner's manual.

So the differential is a separate unit like the auto box? 75W-90 for the transmission, Dextron for the differential?

[fenixus]

do you have owner's manual for your car ?

mine states this for manual tranny (5s-fe), oil type: gear oil API GL-4 or GL-5, capacity 2.3qts, recommended viscosity SAE 75W-90. there is nothing about differential though, only something about clutch (fluid type SAE J1703 DOT3).

it's possible the differential shares the fluid with tranny then ? since they do not give the drain & refill capacity of differential, then maybe it's shared and you fill it through the dipstick together with tranny oil ?

have you checked the level of tranny fluid ? is it low now ? is there any fluid at all now ?

[fenixus]

Originally Posted by 71Corolla

So the differential is a separate unit like the auto box? 75W-90 for the transmission, Dextron for the differential?

disregard that, i clicked submit, before double-checking (read wrong page).

[71Corolla]

Ya I thought the manual just took gear oil that that's it. Look in the owners manual, that will tell you exactly what you need.

[71Corolla]

Originally Posted by fenixus

disregard that, i clicked submit, before double-checking (read wrong page).

lol yea ninja edit there. Confused me for a bit.

[fenixus]

Originally Posted by 71Corolla

lol yea ninja edit there. Confused me for a bit.

sorry i got confused myself for a moment. dang you were quick in quoting me on that LOL

[jaswasup]

??????

In the manual it lists the manual transaxle fluid
multipurpose gear oil
75w90

is there a diffrential ? as it only states the differential under the auto transaxle listing

now i am confused

do i just need to top up my manual transmission or is there a differential ?

[fenixus]

yeah, same in mine, that's why i asked you a few posts above if you have LOW or ANY fluid left in tranny now ?

[71Corolla]

Originally Posted by jaswasup

is there a diffrential ?

No. Your wheels are locked solid, makes turning a real bummer.

Being serious, the diff is part of the whole unit, unlike the auto transmission where it is a separate unit with a separate drain/fill. That's my understanding anyway.

[jaswasup]

definatley low

Only problem is as it os a manual trans I do not have a dip stick
I understand the possibility of one being the same = trans/diff
However need to confirm it - as well - where the fill point is on the manual trans