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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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About to change the tranny fluid. I found a few write ups for changing the rear diff but nothing for the transmission. Can some1 point me to a write-up?

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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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Your profile says 2006 z51, is it an a6 or m6?
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sorry its an 06 Z51 Manual


I just got under the car and it looked pretty straight forward, open fill cap, open drain cap and then drain, replace drain cap, refill . replace fill cap... and done . Anything special I am missing?
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Any1? Car is on jackstands as we speak


Do I just fill until it starts to drip out?>
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Here you go.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...-specific.html
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wooo thanks. Im just about done but good to know I did it right.
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Make sure that you are using some kind of pipe sealant around the threads of the drain and fill plugs.
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