hey guys im about to do the auto trans , transfer case and drive axle, fluids today. im going to drain em all completely and fill them up with new fluid. just wonderin if anyone has done this yet? i have the book and it says it looks easy to do? and my trucks already 7 inch lift so its easy to get under their. i have no i dea how old the fluids are. so im hoping it makes a differen in the way it drives. any tips?

Jus make sure you get your fill plugs loosened before you drain the cases. The only 'problem' I've ever had was not having the pan far enough behind the transfer when I pulled the drain plug with the fill plug completely out, so the pressure spit fluid all over myself and the floor. I now use my refuse bucket with a funnel (6 gal w/a lid and spout) instead of a pan for the transmission and transfer to keep the splash to a minimum.

you can save yourself a lot of mess with the tranny if you just drain out through the plug the 3 qts of fluid each time you do an oil change. Pulling the pan is a messy pain and it is not unusual for the steel bolts to strip out in the aluminum housing. After about 4 or 5 oil changes you have essentially new fluid....Do that every 25K or so and you are all set w/o themess and potential probs.

okay, all went well. i just didnt have the 15/16 socket for the drive axle front and rear drain plug. so i boorowed it from my bro. but i drained auto tranny, drive axles and transfer case. took about 2 hours. went to pepboy and got allthe fluids for about 50 bux. i also went their to recycle the ****** oil. but it made a pretty big difference. next is spark plugs for sure. do they make msd wires for the T100? cuz i aint gonna buy no ****** ones. and im not sure about what plugs to get??? ohh annd... ive decided im for sure im gonna cut the suspension off and so im able to get a bigger lift? is that the way im supose to go? i know its gonna cost me thousands for labor but its gonan be my project truck cuz im gona finance a either a new tundray or a new titan... but what im askin is what suspension am i supose to get on their once its cut???

15/16? nothing on your truck requires standard wrenches. try metric. it is 24mm <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />, iirc.

Make sure you ignore the book and fill to the lip of the hole - factory manual says rear only needs 2+ Quarts and it takes about 3.

The process is actually pretty easy, unless you've installed some accessories that get tangled up down there. I can't think of anything at the top of my head, though.


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2005 Toyota Tundra Accesorios - Tundra 4x2 06 Catalog by Toyota Motors

No MSD wire, get the Toyota wires,

To answer your suspension questions again...
You can order a full size front spring hanger online...
The fronts springs are up to you, i would look for a pair that will be long enough to not interfere with the cab body mount, unless you go shackle under the frame rather that through the frame,
High-steer is all custome, you can have custom tie rods made by front range offroad...your fabricator will probably answer most of these questions/decisions for you anyway, if they know what they're doing...