in the process on installing a tranny, a couple questios...

[Vendor Defendor]

in the process on installing a tranny, a couple questions...

alright, i have the tranny most of the way in, but i cant finish the job because i am waiting for a dipstick tube to get to me from Mike McCoy (my old one got crushed...) and have a couple questions...

first, when i get the dipstick in and start to fill up the tranny up how much do i fill it up initally? then i run it though the gears, then check it again.. and add accordly... right? then repeat?

second, are all the bolts around the bellhousing supposed to be the same? because when i took the tranny out, the top passenger side bolt was a 15mm and the rest were 14's... should i replace the 15mm with a 14? or is that one bolt supposed to be a 15? the 15mm bolt also appears to be larger in diameter...

then, on Gnttype.org says that there is supposed to be a ground strap that goes to the top driver side bolt.. i didnt have one there, so if i didnt take one out, should i not worry about this? or is this missing ground something to be worried about?

and lastly, when was looking at my converter (which was supposedly sent out and restalled when i had the tranny rebuilt the first time... ) it had "HS" that was engraved into the converter (it is still the D5). does the HS mean high stall?

thanks...

-Neil

 

[d0n_3d]

when filling the tranny...put in about 5 quarts...then start her up and shift through all the gears while keeping the foot on the brake...then add 5 more quarts...then start checking the fluid after that...

my rebuilt tranny from janis took 13 quarts

 

[Vendor Defendor]

oh yeah, my filter has rust on the bottom of it... is it bad to use this filter? or do you think i can clean this rust up? its not bad.. but its there...

i will try to clean it up, but if it doesnt is it a bad idea to use that filter?

thanks

-Neil

 

[2quiktocare]

Buy as new filter, they are cheap and it's worth it. Also, find that ground strap and get it installed. The car needs it.

 

[Vendor Defendor]

but the ground strap isnt there, i sat under the car looking for it... and it just wasnt there.. maybe it was relocated?

 

[Way2QWK]

I relocated my ground strap to a intake manifold bolt, It makes one less thing to remember hooking up when dropping/replacing tranny. Look to see if someone did this.

 

[Vendor Defendor]

well, when the tranny was out, i looked around for a ground strap, and i did see one that looked like either going into the block or the head... so is it possible that some one just found an unused hole and placed it there?