Not to derail the thread, but who on our Forum still sells the transaxle gear oil?
As a said previously in this thread, we will always have a case or two on-hand. To help prevent folks from getting the wrong stuff, I'm going to add it to our website so that it is easy for Forum members to click and order.
As an aside... adding fluid back into the transaxle after a change was really becoming a chore for us beginning a few years ago. The "hand lotion-like" pumps at the auto parts store do work but if I remember correctly, each quart requires something like 97 full pumps. Those of you that do transmission and/or differential fluid changes know that they present a similar challenge. Every problem needs a solution... so we scrounged around the garage and put together a few parts, refined the design a couple of times, and the "Lube Mover" was born. Pour your fluid into the Lube Mover, place the tube in your transaxle, and give the pump a few strokes to pressurize the vessel and the job is done very easily. We're definitely not going to get rich off of the Lube Mover, but it's a real handy product for those that deal with drivetrain lubricants.
I'll post a link for the fluid in a new thread so we don't take this one off track too far.
Beez, best of luck to you on Friday. Change that fluid and we're all going to have our fingers crossed that it will eliminate or substantially reduce the gear noise that you have.