Remove the Fluid

• 1). Park the vehicle on a level surface.
  
  
• 2). Disconnect the ground cable from the negative battery terminal.
  
  
• 3). Raise the vehicle according to the instructions listed in the owner's manual and support it with jack stands.
  
  
• 4). Disconnect the speedometer cable and remove the drive gear from the manual transaxle. There will be a knurled fitting on the end of the cable. Loosen this fitting to remove the assembly.
  
  
• 5). Place a large waste oil catch pan underneath the manual transaxle drain plug. The drain plug is located on the bottom of the transmission.
  
  
• 6). Remove the manual transaxle drain plug.
  
  
• 7). Allow all of the fluid to drain out of the transaxle.
  
  
• 8). Reinstall the drain plug into the transaxle.
  
  

Refill the Fluid

• 1). Place a funnel in the speedometer drive gear hole.
  
  
• 2). Add between 3 and 5 pt. of API specification GL-4 or GL-5 manual transmission fluid depending in the year of your vehicle and how many gears it has.
  
  
• 3). Clean the speedometer gear with a rag and place it back into the hole.
  
  
• 4). Remove the speedometer gear. Fluid should cover the drive gear completely but not rise above the shoulder just above the top of the gear.
  
  
• 5). Add fluid as needed to achieve optimal level.
  
  
• 6). Reinstall the speedometer drive gear.
  
  
• 7). Lower the vehicle and reconnect the ground cable to the negative battery terminal.