Transaxle fill and drain bolt, what wrenches do I need?

Yes to both

You'll want two new crush washers for the bolts. These are an OEM part.

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Drain plug

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Fill plug is to the left of the CV axle

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Open the fill plug before you open the drain plug. If the Fill plug was jammed, you do not want to have already drained the ATF before discovering this. (i have no idea how many times this has actually happened, but even once sounds bad)

 

According to Toyota’s Repair Manual (available by subscription to techinfo.toyota.com and via the ChiltonLibrary service, to which many public libraries offer free access), both the filler plug and the drain plug on the P610 transaxle are installed and removed with a “10 mm hexagon socket wrench.”

The torque specification for both plugs is 50 N·m {510 kgf·cm, 37 ft·lbf}, and as @mjoo kindly points out, you should use new gaskets, part number 90430-A0003 or 90430-18008.

 

Also, the means to safely raise and level the car. This is assuming the drill is the same as third gen:

With the car level, add fluid until it starts coming back out.

Lots of ways to get it level, whatever works for you.

 

Thanks! One final question. Do you recall the amount of oil required? Do I need to buy 4 quarts or 5?

 

Never mind. 3.8 Quarts, as in the owners manual, and posted in the other thread by Mendel.

 

Is there a protective bottom panel over this?
And can an old man with a belly fit under this car?

 

Don't see it. I assume the drain plug is the one with the gasket.

 

Third and fourth gen transaxles are different, bolt locations shifted? There's some pics here of 4th gen drain and fill bolt locations IIRC, maybe if you search. I think the volume is still a little under 4 quarts, and the bolt style and washers are the same as 3rd gen. And the drill is the same when refilling, just have it level, fill till it comes back out.

And the bolts are "socket head cap screw", require a 10mm hex wrench style socket? You'd figure that out as soon as you have a look. I think yeah you should take the cover off, the drain fluid is liable to splash on or into it, make a mess.

 

…and don't forget to remove the filler-plug before you remove the drain-plug! (Why? …well think about it!)

 

OTOH, if you don't remove the fill bolt first, you will manage to remove it later, because you will be MOTIVATED.

 

…or to use the vernacular, you will be incentivized to remove the filler-plug!

 

Maybe if he looks at the picture in this thread with his reading glasses he'll see it... It's in the picture to the left of the CV axle. Maybe he's never seen a half shaft before.


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This is my third gen kit. Do yourself a favour, get the torque value and use a torque wrench. I'm not sure about 4th Gen torque, third is 29 ft lb's, maybe the same? It's 10 mm hex socket recess on the bolt heads, if the same.



Roughly 3' hose extension: leave it long and trim to suit. Big (resistance is futile) wrench for bolt removal makes life easy.

 

That one?