possum Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 O.K. I have looked all over the tranmission and I have located the drain plug which is directly on the bottom of the trans. All I can find is a torx head bolt that says "do not remove" on it. The vehicle in question is a 1987 2wd Sportruck 2.5, 4-speed. :hmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 if that torx plug is on the driver side of the trans, about half way up the side, it is the fill plug. Alternately, you can pull the shifter out of the top of the trans and fill it from inside the cab. Jeff (the fill plug on my TJ is the same plug with the same warning.....I guess you're never supposed to change the fluid :shake: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 Yup driver's side, halfway up. Cool I thought the trans would fall apart or something if I removed that. :dunce: Do you have to get new crush washers for the plugs or should they be O.K. to just go back in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I've always reused the originals...never had a problem. You might want to replace that torx plug with a regular hex head or pipe plug, though. I personally hate torx..... Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I've always filled through the shifter hole. FSM will tell you how much fluid it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 Update: The filler plug is on the passenger side just behind the mid-plate above the reverse switch. It is a flat head hex plug just like the drain plug. The "don't remove" plug is a linkage plug. This is for an AX4-5. Just FYI. :smart: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I have to disagree with you possum......you've got it backwards. The plug on the passenger side is in the trans body midsection, and behind it is a detent ball and spring. Plus, it's much higher up. The fill plug is on the driverside, on the front section of the tranny: Image Not Found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaekl Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I don't have it. Wow, gearbox fill plug location is a matter of personal opinion. I'm going with Possum one this one. I used the large hex bolt for both the 86 Ax5 with 4wd and the 88 AX4 2wd. I think that's per the owners manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 I came to this conclusion from hours of searching on other jeep forums. And when I removed the drain and filler plug they were both identical except the drain plug had a magnet in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89mjpioneer Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Be glad its not a BA-10. It uses a special size tool. don't know what its called but its in between a 1/4in drive and a 3/8in drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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