Yeah, I used a little hand pump on my transfer case and tranny. I got it from Pep Boys for like $10. Its NOT a fun job, especially by yourself. Try to have a buddy help you out. There is no fill port under the hood. You are basically going to have to fill the trans/transfer case via the fill plug under the VX. To change the transmission filter, you will need to drop a cross member down there while supporting the trans, and then take off the pan, remove the filter/gasket, clean the magnet, replace filter and gasket, close up and fill. The filling process is not fun. If you buy a OEM tranny filter, flatten the gasket out inbetween two heavy books for a day or two. This will ease replacement. Hopefully Tone will chime in about his inline filters...cause I don't know nuthin about those.
As for the front bearings, I just had mine repacked. I bought new seals from the local Isuzu dealer here in Reno. It was about $32 for the pair iirc. I just gave the seals to the tire shop and had them do my brakes and bearings at the same time. I would say have a qualified shop repack your bearings. I don't think it would cost too much. It was just way to involved for me to attempt myself, plus I don't have the tools. But that's just me.
I want to get my diffs drained and refilled before Moab as well.
Bart
Originally Posted by etlsport
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