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You didn't have to pull those 4 bolts out, you just need to remove the cir-clip holding the shifter in at the bottom where it pivots, and she will slide right out.

I dunno where you got the idea from but whats wrong with filling it from the fill plug on the gear box? If you can get your hands on a little hydraulic pump just shove it in the new oil bottle and pump away until she is full.

Hope you know how much oil to put in, goodluck. :worship:

BHDave Grand Master

BHDave

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either spend $20 on the little pump bottle or $20 on a pair of circlip pliers. I like doing it from the top. It's clean and easy. You always end up with half an arm covered in gear oil if you do it from under the car

Simon-S14 Grand Master

Simon-S14

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+1 for filling through the shifter hole.

I use a pair of needle nose plyers with the points bent inwards as circlip plyars for all nissans boxes... its lasted me 5 years so far and counting :worship:

provided you know exactly how much to fill the box. you cant go wrong!

Vija Collaborator

Vija

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I haven't had a good enough look at my GTR but why does the stick go into the transfer case and not the gearbox? Doesn't the transfer case literally transfer drive to the front wheels? From what I can see the transfer case hangs off the driver's side of the gearbox and the stick is perfectly above the gearbox itself like any other rwd car. Just wondering the reasoning?

Cheers,

Matt

i hope you have a 2wd. in 4wd the gear stick goes into the transfer case not gearbox
Duncan Grand Master

Duncan

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hey you don't have to beleive me but maybe you should take a closer look. the gear stick goes into the xfer case and actuates the gearbox via a linkage. the transfer case is bolted to the back not the side of the gearbox

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GTR1993

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hey you don't have to beleive me but maybe you should take a closer look. the gear stick goes into the xfer case and actuates the gearbox via a linkage. the transfer case is bolted to the back not the side of the gearbox

^believe this guy, trust me, i found out the hard way.

Vija Collaborator

Vija

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Sorry didn't mean to be rude, but cool thanks for that. Was just wondering the mechanics of it all, this is the same for all GTRs? Also, does that mean you can fill the transfer case from the stick?

hey you don't have to beleive me but maybe you should take a closer look. the gear stick goes into the xfer case and actuates the gearbox via a linkage. the transfer case is bolted to the back not the side of the gearbox
Duncan Grand Master

Duncan

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sorry its been a long week. the xfer case bolts onto the rear of the gearbox, and yes you can fill the xfer case through the shifter on a 4wd. bascially the xfer case has a main shaft to the rear wheels and another for the fromt shaft linked by a big chain.

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