What type of drill bit did you use? I bought one specially for metal and cannot get it to go all the way through. I’ve tried several other types and had no luck.

I had this idea but not sure if it would work. I was afraid drilling the hole may cause the hinge to break. So glad to see you video. I have kept my late husband's 2001 Explorer and use it to haul wood, etc. Thank you so much.

Not mentioned in the video is that the fill plug is on the opposite side from the drain plug, near the driver's (left) side CV axle. My 2005 had the rubber plug and it was covered in grease so took a while to locate.

Thanks I am doing a 1950 chrysler . Good video

What size did you go with 3inch?

Thank you so much for posting these videos. My father bought one to save gas as he has an Econoline that is very expensive on gas. Since hes had the 2001 PT cruiser, manual, hes had a hard time finding parts that are affordable and so on. He's had so many questions and there are not alot of places one can go. Mechanics try to rip people off and its not great (obviously not all) So thank you for this. Very much.

Its a$10 part lol

Dude can't see where fill screw is at

That said automatic trans fluid does it matter

Did you jack the vehicle up or just put the jack between the leaf spring?

I was frustrated by how difficult it was to find out how much fluid to put in. The auto stores couldn't determine how much even with my VIN number, all the KZbin videos had different amounts to add, not even an internet search could give me one option. You know how I found out, there was a decal on the transmission itself that told me how much to add (90oz or 2.8L). But to be honest, once I added the exact amount, it was the exact amount that it will start overflowing out of the fill hole. So I don't even think you need to know exactly how much... Just fill it till it starts pouring out the fill hole. I changed it at 68k miles. It looked pretty bad.

Worked also for my 1g manual Dodge Neon

How many miles on the car did you have when you decided to change the transmission fluid?

I gotta set for my 04 Ford Explorer on the Amazon for 20 bucks.

Is there a way to do this without drilling a hole.

Hey Old Car Shop. You ask me for a link to a battery for a dash cam today and I replied to you but then included the link in my original comment. After that I could no longer find my original comment and yours disappeared too. Maybe I wasnt allowed to post a link in my comment. If you still need the link let me know and we will try to figure out how to get it to you.

I may do this but put jb weld in the screw head to prevent break ins

Is this automatic transmission oil?

so we use atf 4 ?

Are you going be making more videos

Thank you.. I’ve asked my mechanic to check my transmission fluid for over a year and he never did.. I can see why now. I guess I have to do it myself lol

What it that door used for????

I did mine. 1st manual transmission fluid change. I was afraid at first that I would mess up something. But no. It was so easy. I didn't use ATF fluid. I used Valvoline synchromesh manual transmission fluid. It's great fluid. Transmission performance is better than before. I used the same transfer pump.

THANK YOU MINE JUST STOPPED HOLDING THIS MORNING!

Always remove the fill ole first Incase you can't get it out you don't wanna drop the fluid and find you can't fill it .. also if you can't get the fill bolt out you can remove a CV shaft and fill it through there ....

Thanks for posting. Doing a39 Plymouth this weekend

Is this why it saggs from the rear end

Thanks for the accurate and to the point video!

Somebody already asked, and didn't get a reply, so I'll ask too. What is the size/type of socket used to remove the plug. Is it an Allen head, Torx, or what?? Thanks. I have a 2002 with the manual. Weird car, but very practical.

Thank u... thank you! Would love more videos of your 05 pt cruiser

I wonder how do you drive with a broken spring?

Thank u so much it was important video to me

This was awesome great video straight to the point. It really helped. Couldn't find anything online

My neighbor is a Ford man and fixed it the next day for me . We went ahead and replaced both hinges..👍

It's been a year since I installed them and the Explorer still looks great. I'm really happy with the taller shakles.

So one year later and it works great! no issues. Thank you all for watching.

What is the captivity?

Is this still available?

Don’t do this ! Just repair your car properly

Nice. I didnt think about the rubber washer but it now makes more sense to go this route got me. One side is done. I guess you didnt put a lot of torque on it as the glass would have shattered.

Is this product still available?

Good job, thank you so much for posting this. I'm going to repair my 2006 Ford Escape over the coming weekend when it warms up here in the Great White North. I've been looking all over for a video/tutorial like this that offers a common-sense DIY fix. And there's no way I'm shelling out $$$ to have a repair guy do the same when I can accomplish it myself. Thankfully, I stumbled upon your video. Wish me luck...and thanks, again!

Thank you I going to give it a try ..I have a 03

Best produced concise video for the home do-it-yourselfer....EVER!

You can find the on Amazon

Next time try cleaning and applying the product to only the white walls and do the black wall separate . I always clean my white walls separate and they look whiter

Looks great. Thanks for the video

Great video, do you remember the tools you use to remove the drain plug by any chance?

There is a trough inside of the gasket area, is there a drain tube or hose, or does it drip into the car?

Mine broke on my 07 Escape...got the glass tape up. Until i get it fixed tomorrow