1957 checking transmission oil level

[CharlieD]

What is the procedure to check the automatic transmission oil. Is it in neutral when checking the transmission fluid.

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[biddle]

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[Ward 57]

What is the procedure to check the automatic transmission oil. Is it in neutral when checking the transmission fluid.

Warm, running and in park.

 

[dmsfrr]

Shifting it thru all the gears (with the brakes applied) and letting it engage each one before putting it back in Park isn't a bad idea either.

 

[Hernando Muñoz]

Drive the car until it runs at normal temperature.
Stop the car with the engine at idle. Use PARK and hand brake.
Check the oil. Wipe it clean with a very clean microfiber cloth. Insert again (still at idle) and remove
Read the level. Must be above the HOT mark and just below the top mark.

 

[willcarterdc]

Drive the car until it runs at normal temperature.
Stop the car with the engine at idle. Use PARK and hand brake.
Check the oil. Wipe it clean with a very clean microfiber cloth. Insert again (still at idle) and remove
Read the level. Must be above the HOT mark and just below the top mark.

There’s no “hot” mark, at least not on the transmission dipstick of my ‘57. (I’m not the OP, just chiming in.) Am I missing/misunderstanding something?

 

[Hernando Muñoz]

Anyway, drive it st normal operating temperature, then stop. Park. Hand brake. Still in idle pull the dipstick and check it must be between the marks for low and full. Better if at full but NOT passed this upper mark.

 

[Ward 57]

There’s no “hot” mark, at least not on the transmission dipstick of my ‘57. (I’m not the OP, just chiming in.) Am I missing/misunderstanding something?

Nope, Mine is the same with a stamped L line and a stamped F line. And stamped transmission Check at engine idle.