'01 Frontier ?s about 5spd. rear brakes and jump seats

**3jarrells** · 10-17-2010, 11:41 PM

How the heck do you get the fill plug out of the manual transmission? It's tight as dicks hatband! Is there a trick? I actually had the jack under the breaker bar and was lifting up the truck. Lots of PB Blast and no luck. So glad I didn't pull the drain plug first.

Also was curious if any one had upgraded to rear disks. Is it a junk yard shopping spree, and a plug and play? Or is it more involved?

Thinking about pulling the backseat and installing one solo seat on the side. Gotta have room for the kid, but I want to mount a fridge on a hard flat surface. Seems like it would free up allot of space too. Just curious if it had already been done. Thanks guys!

**getlost4x4** · 10-18-2010, 12:45 AM

i had a toyota with a manual tranny. i would just fill it from inside the cab. i would remove the shifter and dump the oil in from the top. i knew how much went in, so i would only over fill it a tad.

**3jarrells** · 10-18-2010, 01:23 AM

Brilliant idea! I'll have to try that. Nice place to sit AND a cup holder!

**3jarrells** · 10-18-2010, 04:30 PM

OK, removed shifter boot and plate in the floor. I see six bolts holding the cover the shifter comes through. I would assume I could pull these six bolts and remove the shifter pretty easy. Can I just pull it off and put it back on? Is it that easy, or am I about to strand myself in my only set of wheels?

**mcm4090** · 10-19-2010, 01:28 AM

Originally Posted by 3jarrells

Also was curious if any one had upgraded to rear disks. Is it a junk yard shopping spree, and a plug and play? Or is it more involved?

Not sure what is involved but I know there are a few that convert to disc brake from a Pathfinder.

**Project510** · 10-19-2010, 01:43 AM

If you go to the clubfrontier.org forum, there is a user on there who converted to rear disc but its not as easy as just swapping from a pathy. User is Roastbeef. Look him up.

**3jarrells** · 10-19-2010, 01:35 PM

Thanks for the responses. Hey project510, got a build thread for your 510? Always liked those.

Anybody else know about pulling the shifter to add oil? My tranny gets a little warm on occasion and is a bit noisy sometimes. Kinda worries me because it is inter mitten.

**Project510** · 10-19-2010, 03:29 PM

I am actually trying to sell it. Bad timing I guess. I live in an apt now so its impossible to build anything here. A project car will have to wait until I own a home.

**Silver dude** · 10-20-2010, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by 3jarrells

Thanks for the responses. Hey project510, got a build thread for your 510? Always liked those.

Anybody else know about pulling the shifter to add oil? My tranny gets a little warm on occasion and is a bit noisy sometimes. Kinda worries me because it is inter mitten.

Yeah just take the bolts out then pull it off. Its pretty easy to take off and put back. I know was worried too like I'd pull it and springs and gizmos would fly out but yeah pretty simple. Dump the oil in through the top 5 Qt's I believe.

**3jarrells** · 10-20-2010, 04:02 PM

Thanks, I have heard that dreadful clanking of lost parts before. Not to mention all that FOD paranoia from my Army days as a helicopter JiffyLube guy.

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