tranny dipstick?
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Topic: tranny dipstick?
Posted By: CAdon
Subject: tranny dipstick?
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2012 at 9:01pm
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okay, next little item: same 52CA picture shows where i have been replacing oil (10-30, can't find recommended 20w). just a pull off cap, no dipstick like i've been reading about. now gonna drain & replace with ATF from recommendations here on the forum, and i know from reading where to find the drainS (plural). and now i know capacity, so will put in correct amount. was leaking so badly before i was unsure of how much to replace, so slowly added some till wouldn't drain down anymore and was 2" below rim. right place to be filling? and should there be a separate dipstick or attached to cap?
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Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2012 at 9:04pm
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Think i would go with Universal tractor fluid rather than ATF. the UTF has a better rating for gear use and also the additives for foam and water dispersal . ------------- Life lesson: If you’re being chased by a lion, you’re on a horse, to the left of you is a giraffe and on the right is a unicorn, what do you do? You stop drinking and get off the carousel. |
Posted By: CAdon
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2012 at 9:07pm
| okay. actually found some in the local auto supply and bought it just in case. i've seen enough of your other posts to follow your advice! thanks. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2012 at 7:43am
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I think you just got the ATF mixed up with the UTF. About the only thing I use ATF for is making up some rust releaser. Equal parts of ATF and Acetone. Shake it WELL every time. That's what I have in mine, Universal Transmission Hydraulic Fluid. Works really well. STILL have a 5 gal bucket of 20w I bought a few years ago and never use except for the oil change and when that is gone, I am going to switch over to 10w-30w. A LOT easier to get. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2012 at 6:04pm
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Yep, universal tractor hydraulic fluid in my CA and D17. ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2012 at 6:22pm
| CAdon there is suposed to be a dipstick that goes in there 1/4 twist to keep in place. one of the vendors on this site should have one for sale. When full oil level will be about at the bottom of that opening. |