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Old 02-13-2011, 09:22 PM
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OT: Best way to change gear oil?

Anyone have any suggestions on the best way to pump gear oil? There has to be a better way than lying under the truck for 20min wrestling with the little hand pump. Looking for some sort of pneumatic or electric pump. Only one's I've seen are for 55gal drums. Just looking for something cheap so I don't have to use the damn hand pump.
 
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Old 02-13-2011, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by F250racer
Anyone have any suggestions on the best way to pump gear oil? There has to be a better way than lying under the truck for 20min wrestling with the little hand pump. Looking for some sort of pneumatic or electric pump. Only one's I've seen are for 55gal drums. Just looking for something cheap so I don't have to use the damn hand pump.
Would something like a turkey baster with a tube attached to it work?
 
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Old 02-13-2011, 11:42 PM
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I put the required amount of oil into a steel bucket and took a pair of vicegrips to clamp the pump solid against the bucket. Made it alot easier to pump. Short of something electric I don't know of anything. I had 6 qts to pump and it was cold oil and yes it did take about twenty minutes.
 




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