How do you install a transmission dipstick tube?
Apply an oil film to the o- rings located on the trans insert of the Milodon stick. Clean around the trans tube hole in the transmission. Position the dipstick tube coming down the bellhousing from the valve cover. Press the trans insert of the Milodon dipstick firmly down into the transmission tube hole.
Can you fill ATF through dipstick?
You can add more by inserting a funnel into the tube the dipstick was withdrawn from and pouring a small amount of automatic transmission fluid into the pipe. Check the level each time you add a little until the level is right between the two lines.
How do you check the fluid level in a fully automatic light transmission?
To check your automatic transmission fluid, follow these steps:
- Pull out the dipstick. With the gearshift in Neutral or Park and the parking brake on, let your engine run.
- Check the fluid.
- Wipe the dipstick with a clean, lint-free rag; then reinsert it and pull it out again.
Where is the seal on a dipstick tube?
When replacing the old dipstick tube there is an O-ring on the the bottom, about 1 inch up from the end. Use some RTV sealant on that O-ring before installing it back onto the transmission.
How to replace a broken transmission dipstick tube?
The trick is to install the seal into the hole in the transmission first, then slide the tube into that. It fits quite well, and worked perfectly. The upper bracket also has to be transferred from the old tube to the new one. I had to use a 10mm socket on the bolt and a 9mm wrench on the nut.
How do you install a seal on a transmission?
The trick is to install the seal into the hole in the transmission first, then slide the tube into that. It fits quite well, and worked perfectly. The upper bracket also has to be transferred from the old tube to the new one.
How to replace transmission dipstick tube seal in 1998 GMC Yukon?
The tube itself is just a pressfit. you should just have to pull it out. Just replace flex plate in a 1998 GMC Yukon. Every thing is back together but the transmission filler tube will not line up on the stud from the transmission to engine. Tube is all the way seated but the hole is above the stud. When we unbolted it, it just came right off.