Procedure
1. Remove the vent plug and sealing washer. 2. Remove the fill/drain plug. Place the lubricant tube into the fill hole and add the lubricant until it appears at the vent hole. WARNING: Replace the sealing washers if damaged. 3. Stop adding the lubricant. Install the vent plug and sealing washer before removing the lubricant tube. 4. Remove the lubricant tube and install the cleaned fill/drain plug and sealing washer.
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