Replacing automatic transmission pan
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From: Savanna Illinois
You will need a engine stabilizer. They are pretty pricy but you might be able to build something out of timber. The transmission will come out the bottom of the car so you will have to raise it high enough for it to clear.
It would be much better to take it to a shop.
It would be much better to take it to a shop.
Joined: 03-01-2024
Posts: 4
From: TX
Myself, i'd pay a shop to do it.
Without a lift and a wide trans drain pan, it can be messy. I remember putting a shift kit in an auto trans years ago without a drain hole in the pan.
You just unbolt the pan but it's usually stuck in place to the gasket on both sides, so as you try slowly prying the pan off the oil starts draining on all sides.
Your hands and arms get covered in oil, then the pan just drops and bam oil all over you and the driveway.
Can't be that expensive just to have the shop do it for you.
I like saving money doing things like Alts. Waterpumps, Thermostats, Oil Changes, Brakes, ect.
And letting a pro do the more complex or Messy stuff.
I did it all when I was younger, as I got older said to hell with it let a mechanic do it, I got other stuff to do. lol
Without a lift and a wide trans drain pan, it can be messy. I remember putting a shift kit in an auto trans years ago without a drain hole in the pan.
You just unbolt the pan but it's usually stuck in place to the gasket on both sides, so as you try slowly prying the pan off the oil starts draining on all sides.
Your hands and arms get covered in oil, then the pan just drops and bam oil all over you and the driveway.
Can't be that expensive just to have the shop do it for you.
I like saving money doing things like Alts. Waterpumps, Thermostats, Oil Changes, Brakes, ect.
And letting a pro do the more complex or Messy stuff.
I did it all when I was younger, as I got older said to hell with it let a mechanic do it, I got other stuff to do. lol
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