Please tell me this is not the OEM filler tube...

[12Horse Paladin 1,038]

...for my hydro transmission in my c160.

It took me an hr to fill with the seatpan off and space between the funnel and tube. I couldnt get a decent pic of it, but there is a lip on the inside bout 2 maybe 3 inches down that did not help matters either.

Thoughts?

[ZXT 2,401]

Factory as can be. 

 

What was the issue with it?

[daveoman1966 3,762]

Trick is:  With the funnel in the fill tube, insert a long thin air vent hose right into the funnel....allows air to excape as the oil fills the crankcase.

Just a 1/8" dia vent tube is fine....doesn't take much to allow the air to purge as it fills. 

Edited July 1, 2020 by daveoman1966

[12Horse Paladin 1,038]

2 minutes ago, daveoman1966 said:

Trick is:  With the funnel in the fill tube, insert a long thin air vent hose right into the funnel....allows air to excape as the oil fills the crankcase.

Just a 1/8" dia vent tube is fine....doesn't take much to allow the air to purge as it fills. 

I will have to get one, then.

Last time, in my bronco 14, i used a ziptie between the tube and funnel, and that worked, more or less.

Can u get those vent tubes at an auto store?

[daveoman1966 3,762]

Auto store...just buy a 2 foot long piece of small vinyl air hose....1/8 - 3/16 ID is fine.  Imagine a long plastic SODA STRAW...that's wht you want. In fact, that soda straw might just work....if it is long enough.

[JoeM 7,874]

Or remove one of the 3/8 mounting bolts to let the air out of the case when filling.

[JAinVA 4,620]

Found this funnel at Wally World.Works good.

[echris 1,425]

On 7/1/2020 at 6:32 AM, TractorJunkie said:

Or remove one of the 3/8 mounting bolts to let the air out of the case when filling.

That's genius!

I remember as a kid working at the dealership making an absolute mess of things when changing the fluid on that trans.