Unstyled B

treeman53 · Jun 27, 2017

Drained transmission and rear end. Drained completely, let it drain for a few hours. Anyway, refilled with fresh, and it only took about 15 quarts. Did I miss draining something? I had both plugs open. Will it settle in after I get it running and move it some? Specs say I should get 3 more quarts in there....

susandiane · Jun 27, 2017

I know nothing about B's, unstyled or otherwise, but . . .Some other 2 bangers have two drain plugs to get all the trans gear grease out. One is the obvious lower one, the other is higher on the bottom and drains a catchment area where gear grease accumulates from splash lubrication. On my 70 it's higher, and on a sort of rounded "trough" that runs from side to side. You might take a peek and see if there's anything like that. Better yet, someone will reply that knows what they're talking about . . .

James Howell · Jun 27, 2017

"<font color="#6699ff">[b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0]Did I miss draining something?[/i:654c4848f0][/b:654c4848f0]</font>"

If you "[i:654c4848f0]had both plugs open[/i:654c4848f0]", then no.

Take a look at the illustration below.

Note that there are only two drain plugs for the transmission.

Take a look at the [b:654c4848f0]Instructions AND PARTS LIST[/b:654c4848f0] and [b:654c4848f0]LUBRICATION CHART[/b:654c4848f0] below.

Note that the manual recommends refilling the transmission with 5 gallons.

If you filled the transmission to the threads of the transmission oil filler and level test plug, then the transmission is full.

Hope this helps.

coonie minnie · Jun 27, 2017

The only thing I might add is that there is probably a couple quarts of sludge from the past 70 years that doesn't come out. Hence, it "fills" with less than the rated capacity.

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