can i put a drain in a tranny pan? im sure there has to be a reason as to WHY THEY DID NOT put 1 in when they designed the tranny but dang if i can see why.


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Yeah you can. We've done that on other cars before (like my old Isuzu).

In fact, you can buy kits to do it, or you can just do it yourself.

JEGS makes one- JEGS 60175 is the product number. Costs like $5-10 . Check out ebay or your local parts store

 

You bet! About a 3/8" drill works great, but you may want to do something with the hole before you try to add oil back to it. lol......
Seriously, I'm like you, why didn't it come with one from the factory?

 

The reason there isn't one is because just draining and filling is not the correct way do trans maint. Dropping the pan allows you to adjust bands, change the filter, and inspect for broken parts. If all you do is open a drain plug and dump, you aren't doing any of these other important maintenance items.

 

Although if you do it in your garage, having a drain plug to drain fluid out BEFORE you pull the pan does spare you and your floor from getting covered in trans fluid!

 

That is very true. My PML extra capacity alum pan has a drain plug. Makes it a lot less messy.

 

I got this for 129:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-14210/


Look at the plug in the pic. That side is the drivers side once installed. The tubes travel parallel with your truck so as you are driving, air flows through them. Use that pic for your pan.

BECAUSE, when i installed the drain plug in my stock pan, I put it on the wrong side and i was unable to get the pan back on. I had it on the front passenger side, where the solenoid was. Make sure you put it in the front drivers side.

But, with that cooling pan, my tranny does not get above 97* in the winter on the HWY, 110 in the city. In the summer it will get to 110 on the HWY and 124 in the city.

--Dan

--Dan

 

where to put the drain plug

 

same place as in the picture.

Put it on the front drivers side part of the pan. Front passenger side, and you will not be able to drive your truck until you get a new pan.

Do not put it in the side on a stock pan. That is an extra capacity pan so you can do that.

 

here's the part numbers for the universal type plug that you can install in the stock pan.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...drainplug.html

use a 1/2 inch drill bit and spend some time placing the plug. you'll need to place it in the center of a stamped square, on a flat spot, either low on the side or on the bottom.

do NOT install it where it will hit the solenoids in the rear of the pan. the plug and nut protrudes a little into the pan. you can cut off the excess if you want to spend extra time with it.

i placed it in the bottom on my truck, but on the side on the jeep.