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Title: changing ax5 fluid?
Post by: upnorthbacon on June 15, 2006, 07:10:58 PM

My jeep has 70,000 miles and I'm wondering do I change the fluid in the manual tranny?  Any write ups or how to's I can read?

Title: changing ax5 fluid?
Post by: GreenBayjeeper on June 15, 2006, 08:38:00 PM

I too need to do this maintenence.  I have just over 100,000 miles on my '98 now.

Title: changing ax5 fluid?
Post by: SMC4WD on June 15, 2006, 08:38:34 PM

I can't help you on this one...  Pretty sure Jeffy can.

My 2 cents...  call it coincidence...  I bought my Jeep and drove it for a year until I thought to change the manual tranny fluid.  I did so and not more than 100 miles later it stopped going into gear.  I got another tranny and gave that broken one to the guy I bought the rebuilt one from. So I don't know what was wrong with it.  

So, coincidence???

Title: changing ax5 fluid?
Post by: Jeffy on June 15, 2006, 09:06:40 PM

There really isn't a need for a writeup.  It's pretty basic.  Drain and refill.  You might want to read the GL-5 thread and the one about drain plug location.

Title: changing ax5 fluid?
Post by: GreenBayjeeper on June 15, 2006, 09:38:34 PM

I didn't think it would be too terribly complicated, but is there any specific fluid you recomend?
Brands, or weights that I might not find in a manual I mean.  Not that I have a manual.

Title: changing ax5 fluid?
Post by: Jeffy on June 15, 2006, 11:20:08 PM

Quote from: "GreenBayjeeper"

I didn't think it would be too terribly complicated, but is there any specific fluid you recomend?
Brands, or weights that I might not find in a manual I mean.  Not that I have a manual.

http://www.4bangerjp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=422

Title: changing ax5 fluid?
Post by: Oilsmoke on June 19, 2006, 09:55:04 PM

Gm synchromesh manual tranny Fluid IS GREAT for the AX5.

It cost but it will smooth your shifts and won't harm your synchro's