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86league · 04-01-2022, 01:59 PM

I replaced my TOB and did the clutch while I was in there without draining the transmission. Bought this : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P0U04G to keep the fluid in the trans after pulling the driveshaft. You do need to be careful and try to make sure that the tail stays inclined a bit so that it doesn't want to leak, but it's do-able.

It's sort of 6 one/half dozen the other. I didn't really have a good containers/etc to re-use the fluid, and like you had just swapped it. Leaving the transmission filled does add some complexity to the job though.

04-01-2022, 01:59 PM	#5
86league Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Drives: '13 BRZ Limited Location: League City, TX Posts: 202 Thanks: 16 Thanked 114 Times in 66 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I replaced my TOB and did the clutch while I was in there without draining the transmission. Bought this : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P0U04G to keep the fluid in the trans after pulling the driveshaft. You do need to be careful and try to make sure that the tail stays inclined a bit so that it doesn't want to leak, but it's do-able. It's sort of 6 one/half dozen the other. I didn't really have a good containers/etc to re-use the fluid, and like you had just swapped it. Leaving the transmission filled does add some complexity to the job though.