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[Spearmint]

Should be getting the box back today but I only have around 3L of DexIII in the garage.

What's the capacity of the AR35 gearbox?

[Kevin Wood]

If you've drained the lot including the torque converter it'll need 8 or 9 litres.

Kevin

[Spearmint]

Cheers bud. 

[unlucky alf]

i thought it was 7 litres from empty & gawd knows ive been there & done that, just awaiting the "t" shirt

[Kevin Wood]

i thought it was 7 litres from empty & gawd knows ive been there & done that, just awaiting the "t" shirt

If you're just dropping the sumps, that's correct. Some remains in the torque converter though. In this case, TC has been removed too.

Kevin

[Spearmint]

Yep TC removed and I also stood for around half an hour emptying it very slowly over a basin. They start to weigh a bit after that time!

[Kevin Wood]

Yep TC removed and I also stood for around half an hour emptying it very slowly over a basin. They start to weigh a bit after that time!

Not as much as when SWMBO belts you over the head with it for getting ATF in the sink.

Kevin

[Spearmint]

Lol! She caught me once with a stripped down RB25 head in the dining room. She wasn't impressed!

Anyways, lets talk torque settings.

TC to flywheel, and the bolts holding the box on if possible.

[Kevin Wood]

Mount transmission on engine and attach to cylinder block with transmission fastening bolts (M12) – tightening torque 60 Nm / 44.3 lbf. ft.

Install transmission fastening bolts (M8) to upper part of oil pan – tightening torque 20 Nm / 15 lbf. ft.

Detach transmission from workshop crane.

Attach torque converter to drive disc – tightening torque 30 Nm / 22 lbf. ft. Install closure plugs for torque converter housing.

Make sure the torque converter is fully back into the bellhousing before fitting (it should rub on the bell housing when turned).

Kevin

[Kevin Wood]

Should say- the above is for a V6. Couldn't find equivalent info for the TD but if the fasteners are the same size I'd use the same settings.

Kevin

[Spearmint]

Cheers again Kev. 

[KillerWatt]

i was thinking of asking if anyone had an old box to take apart just to see whats in there and, hopefully, sus out how it works....maybe...

Been there, tried that. Learnt more about the mind of the bloke who must have sat down and designed it than the box itself.

Kevin

What do you reckon ? Genius or phsycho? :-)

Could be a difficult call as the two are right next to each other on the IQ scale

[Spearmint]

Gearbox now on (Was surprised just how easy, it literally just slid on first time!) Full of nice new Dex III and just about to go and test drive her. 

[Spearmint]

Excellent, passed with flying colours.