Transmission Fluid/Filter change
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From: Valkerswille, Marxland
The 15 "bolt pan" one comes with a gasket, but I'm not using it. Going with RTV instead.
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From: pa
thats what im going with auto zone ATF-4.
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From: pa
so I'll need about 7 quarts to just drop and drain? Would that cover it?
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Things You Should NEVER do to Your Transmission.
Don't put any additives in your transmission. Transmission fluid is specially designed for the application. And it's a very competitive business. If there really was a superior additive to the fluid, the transmission manufacturers or the fluid makers would be falling all over themselves to put it in there. If you're having a problem, additives like Lucas may seem like a good idea at the time, and may actually work for a while. These additives work by swelling the rubber seals in the transmission. The problem is that the rubber seals keep swelling, so after about a month or so, they lose their integrity and fail. During this time, you'll be tearing up more of the transmission, and increasing your repair cost significantly.
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From: Valkerswille, Marxland
Took the Lucas Trans conditioner back and got one more quart of ATF-4.
Got the truck home to do the fluid and filter change.
I put two big catch pans under the trans. I loosened all the pan bolts and
"cracked" the pan open enough to allow the fluid to drain out as much as possible.
Got what I thought was a lot of the cherry juice out. Didn't look too dirty.
Took out the pan off and the rest of the fluid went all over the place just as I expected.
Cleaned the inside and outside of pan. Pulled the Magnet and cleaned it out also.
Thought this would be a good time to sand and paint the pan since it was off.
(We'll see how this turns out.)
Now it's time to get the filters off and re-install the new ones.
The old filters are slippery as hell. This should be fun.................
Got the truck home to do the fluid and filter change.
I put two big catch pans under the trans. I loosened all the pan bolts and
"cracked" the pan open enough to allow the fluid to drain out as much as possible.
Got what I thought was a lot of the cherry juice out. Didn't look too dirty.
Took out the pan off and the rest of the fluid went all over the place just as I expected.
Cleaned the inside and outside of pan. Pulled the Magnet and cleaned it out also.
Thought this would be a good time to sand and paint the pan since it was off. (We'll see how this turns out.)
Now it's time to get the filters off and re-install the new ones.
The old filters are slippery as hell. This should be fun.................