Man, are you in trouble!
77 FJ55 Montana to Florida
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RUSH55
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Truth!
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crawled underneath today... plugged/filled the tranny, checked the transfer case, and tried to comprehend how in the heck I thought water was getting in there.. I had convinced myself that 'had to be' the issue due to the color of the oil (?) discharge and presence of what I thought to be air bubbles in the oil... I have no idea what oil was in there before, but it dang sure wasn't what was supposed to be in there.. maybe some water intrusion from an interior wash down but even that would be difficult I would think... anyway ... grateful Scrapdaddy for the guidance on what should have been obvious to me...
Getting some brake components from Mark's Off Road in before XMas, once those are installed I should be able to drive her around the block anyway...small steps.
Getting some brake components from Mark's Off Road in before XMas, once those are installed I should be able to drive her around the block anyway...small steps.
Look for that vent. It should on the upper driver's side ( I believe ). The vent should have a hose or a vent cap on it, if a hose, it should run up to a high point so road or river water can't get in the trans.
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Will do... I'm thinking it's a cap... I'll check tomorrow...meant to today but got caught up in other irrelevant FJ55 stuff... grins...
Look at Scrapdaddy getting all tech article down here in the STY.....
Next thing we know he'll be telling us about the box of ultra rare NOS FJ55 spec domathingy's he's bout to be listing on his website!!
RUSH55
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Scrappy getting MDR lined out and keeping his head from spinning like a top!
bobm
WTF, WTF, WTF!!!!
In SUPER LARGE BOLD FONT
@J Mack
Man, I'm out doing chores all day and come in to find you three having fun without me. 
I'm feeling like a techie since I took that tailgate lock apart.
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The transfer case has a vent cap, felt around on the tranny top plate, if it's there my hands didn't find it.. I've got an extra top plate somewhere in the garage and I'm checking where it's located...
PabloCruise
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Yes, some fresh 90W in the tranny and put a few miles on it! Then check and see how it looks.
PabloCruise
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I am pretty sure the tranny vents through the shifter (on top), so def possible your guy got water in there by rinsing the floor.
PabloCruise
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x2 ^^^I wouldn't let it run without oil in the transmission. I'm no expert, just paranoid of bearing failure.
PabloCruise
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IN ALL CAPS!!!!
PabloCruise
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Through the shifter....
Pablo, I was going off my split case and 5 speed, not sure now about the older stuff.
I did come across a photo of the Downey 3 speed floor shifter that was in my parts wagon with a vent on top.
