While using truck outdoors just around the house, somehow we drove over something, maybe a board or pipe.
noticed a leak under transmission, found a 1 inch hole punctured right above where the transmission pan is, i guess around valve body. This would be on the drivers side, towards back right above pan. Slightly touched it, and the punctured piece fell inside.
my question is if the pan is removed, can this piece be recovered? Also can it be repositioned and welded back on or by JB Weld?

so worried!!!

 

JB weld might hold it for a little awhile.. but would you really want to risk damaging your truck and/or hurting yourself if it fails on the highway....?

Also, sounds like there might be a bit more to your story... b/c it takes quite a serious impact to put a hole in the transmission pan....

Just buy a new pan and gasket and change it out...

 

If you have full coverage insurance that damage is coverage as a road hazard if something hit it to cause the damage. You would have the deductible to pay. Not sure how they would handle the claim for fixing the transmission.

 

Sounds like your not talking a hole in the pan.
JB weld will hold anything. Clean the area of all contaminants.
Use brake clean. JB weld the peice back in. Let cure 24hrs. Put your pan back on and enjoy.
I've plugged engine blocks that cracked, gas tank when a trailer hitch punched it, motorcycle crankcases, etc etc.
None of which ever failed.