That full the oil will start leaking back out of the hole. Keep doing this until the gearbox is full up to the hole. Side (I couldn't get mine in that way) squeeze the bottle to pump oil in The spout out until it stretches a couple of inches (or however long The bottles the oil comes in have a pull-out spout. The new gearbox oil now needs to go in to the filling awkward hole. Use is EP 80W-90 Hypoid Light Gear Oil, the label on the back says it's So put something down that you don't mind getting ruined. Some oil is going to spill on the floor when the gearbox gets re-filled, When the oil has stopped dripping out of the gearbox, you can replace The gearbox bolt and Allen head socket needed for unscrewing it (click to enlarge) Now you have to wait for the oil to drain out of the gearbox. The bucket, but if you don't it doesn't matter as you can clean it off Once the bolt is loose, get the bucket or whatever's going to catch the It a half or full turn loose, this might take a little while as it's Put the Allen headed spanner or socket in the hole and get Moved for a few years, so you'll need to get it loose before getting out When you take out the bolt, the oil is going to start pouring out, so The boltįits right in to the gearbox, so it will be flush or almost flush to the Inįront of the engine is a bulbous block, that's the gearbox, on theīottom will be the hole, you might need to poke about a bit if it'sĭirty and clean up the hole so the Allen spanner will fit in. You're looking for a hole for the 17mm Allen spanner to fit in to. Next, put your blanket under the car and crawl on to it, take the torch. (Actually, that's a lie, this is me screwing it back in, shown by the leaked oil below the bolt.) (click to enlarge) Unscrewing the gearbox filler bolt using a 17mm Allen socket head with extension. New oil in to the gearbox once it's drained. Ghia once, hurt lots of muscles trying to get the bolt loose in such aĬonfined space.) Take out the filler bolt, which means you know you'll be able to get if you only have a spanner, this might be easier to doįrom underneath the car, but that is very awkward (did that on a Karmann I have a socket and had to use an extension bar so it would stretch You need a 17mm Allen head socket or spanner (wrench) to undo the bolt. On the side of the gearbox is the filling hole, and it is quite awkward to get at. Need access to a bolt on the side of the gearbox, and it's a lot
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You're sitting in the drivers seat, looking out the windscreen.) You'll
Take the left hand side rear wheel off (that's the left hand side as Just because a jack has collapsed, or let itself down gradually, Plenty of mechanics have been crushed under cars Never,Įver get under a car which is only held up by a jack, no matter how good Once the car is safe on two axle stands, lie down underneath it. The back of the rear wings, so I had to jack mine. The ramps myĭad has are slightly too steep for the Beetle to go up without scraping Put it on axle stands, or drive it up on to a set of ramps. Need plenty of leverage, so you have to get the car up in the air a bit To get at it you need toĬrawl around under the car and to undo the bolt to get the oil out you The gearbox is just in front of the engine. Halfords Gear Oil EP 80W-90 Hypoid Light) 17mm Allen-head spanner or socket (male-type).The gearbox oil also lubricates the rear axle, so when you have You will also need to do this if you've had the rear brakes completelyĪpart. You're safe when you're undoing the bolts on the gearbox, so it's worthĭoing if you have no idea when it was last done. Toughest part of this job is getting your bug in the air and making sure Good chance it needs doing and the previous owner never did it. That's a lot of miles, but considering how old your Beetle is, there's a The recommended time is every 30,000 miles. it needs lubricating just like theĮngine, just less often.
Your gearbox (transmission) does plenty of work, changing up and down many, many timesĮvery time you drive anywhere.
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