Now, with that filter, you'll just drain the liquid then drop it. the drain plug doesn't interfere with the inner filter, correct?

 

the external filter is just another filter in the system. its mounted in the hot line, just in front of the coolers. it adds a small amount of additional fluid into the system, which might improve cooling a tiny bit. it may or may not actually keep the fluid cleaner. i don't really know, but it seems like a good idea. when servicing tranny, you just spin it off and replace it. this might/might not drain the cooler, i don't really know.
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the drain plug in the pan does not interfere with anything.

the drain plug gives you two options for changing fluid, and GREATLY reduces the mess and pain of transmission service.
option 1... recommended. remove the drain plug and drain out about 6 qts of fluid into a big pan. then remove the pan and change the filter. the empty pan is very light. you do get a lot of dripping from the tranny once the pan is removed, so this creates a very small mess.

option 2. not recommended, but i do it every other year. remove drain plug and drain out about 6 qts of fluid. install plug, refill tranny, and admire no mess.

 

Haha. I've never got to see how a drain plug is installed. To me, you drill a hole, and install the plug, but how do you twist the plug. Where does it thread into?

 

remove and clean pan.
carefully decide where to put the plug so that it doesn't hit anything on the inside, and so that you are drilling into a flat section of the pan, as opposed to a ridge.
drill a 1/2 inch hole.
insert the plug tube. its threaded on inside for the drain, and the outside for the lock nut.
install gasket and locknut on the inside of the pan.
http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPage...it+-+Universal

 

do you have to weld it in on the backside/inside pan?

 

nope. install plastic gasket and locknut, tighten it up - done.

 

Basically the drain plug just is a big bolt and nut you put into the half inch hole and put the nut on the inside of the tranny pan then the inside of the bolt is hollow but threaded and you screw a little bolt into that which is now your drain plug. Or you can weld a nut to the inside of the pan then just screw a bolt into it.

If you want to see where to install it check out my thread on it. I installed one in my APS transmission not long ago.

 

Not the kits. Only if you just use a nut and bolt. The kits just screw into the pan then you screw the drain plug into it. I have pictures from the outside if you want to see and where I put it but I don't have any pictures of the inside as I didn't take them. Sorry. Give me a few minutes and I will post up pictures of the outside.

 

Here is where Wayne told me to install it.


Here is what I used


Here it is on the truck

 

oh man I did my tranny fluid last week, it took me 4 hours LOL.. flippen PITA hehe.. but good thing I did it though, I have nooo clue how long that oild fluid was in there More than 24 months for sure... PS.. be carefull when removing the old filter.... You may just get showered with old tranny fluid like i was lol.. man that stuff stinks,, I dont mind the smell of regular engine oil, but man tranny oil new or old is just NARLY baa