Need transmission tuning advise, please

[pocket-rocket]

It's a shame there isn't a drain plug like there is on the oil pan.

I've heard of people putting a drain plug in a tranny pan. Honestly, if I still had an auto I would put one in mine to make fluid changes easier and less messy.

[bszopi]

I've heard of people putting a drain plug in a tranny pan.

I had one on the Beretta. Made things so much easier.

[3400-95-Modified]

I've heard of people putting a drain plug in a tranny pan. Honestly, if I still had an auto I would put one in mine to make fluid changes easier and less messy.

Thanks for the reminder... While its out I'll be adding one.

[IsaacHayes]

How do you install a drain plug on the aluminum pie-pan thin pan?

Also use loc-tite on the trans pan bolts. They don't take a lot of torque, and if you don't loc-tite them you will probably be going back and snugging them up after a few drives as it will start to leak.

[robertisaar]

TIG an aluminum nut on one of the edges?

[bszopi]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CMD5MQ/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000CMH06I&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=07F60Z2WHR7SYV1JV9GX

I think I had something like that. Doesn't drain the pan completely, but it gets it below the edge of the pan, which sure does help! IIRC, mine might have been pointing down, but was blocked by the oil pan, so I wasn't too worried about it getting damaged.

[3400-95-Modified]

Who the hell has an aluminum pan on a 4t60e? If that were the case then that magnet over by the diff wouldn't stick to the pan...

Guess again, its steel

However you could have an aluminum pan... but that already comes with a drain plug and cooling fins.

[IsaacHayes]

Must be a form of stainless then as it never rusts... I never thought too hard about it.

[robertisaar]

$215 for that pan? WTF? there's not that much to it...

[3400-95-Modified]

$215 for that pan? WTF? there's not that much to it...

Its a solid aluminum pan... and probably not popular.

Must be a form of stainless then as it never rusts... I never thought too hard about it.

Yes it does rust... Put a nice scratch in it or sand a part of it... you'll be surprised. It must be coated in something to prevent the rust on the outside, but if scratched it will begin to rust. I've seen it.

[robertisaar]

Its a solid aluminum pan... and probably not popular.

if only i still worked in a damn machine shop.... i'm not sure of the dimensions of it, but that would be an easy CNC project... and for FAR less than the price they're asking.

[3400-95-Modified]

if only i still worked in a damn machine shop.... i'm not sure of the dimensions of it, but that would be an easy CNC project... and for FAR less than the price they're asking.

Well yeah because your labor is free... I bet if you wanted to sell it you wouldnt charge that far less than what they have... After you realize how long it takes... LOL

IIRC they are aluminum cast too, not CNC'd

[IsaacHayes]

Mine has a large dent in it, and also some gashes from driving over crap in the road. One time a large muffler fell off a car and made a nice scratch in my oil pan, then got stuck under the trans pan and drug for a while until I could pull over and reverse off of it. That was when I was FE1. Now it would destroy my front air dam first...

But no rust. My 201 stainless exhaust has surface rust spots (probably just needs a polish to remove impurities or acid bath.. I forget what that's called and it would be fine) from the chemicals this winter but the pan is fine... odd.... ??

[Schmieder]

How do you install a drain plug on the aluminum pie-pan thin pan?

Also use loc-tite on the trans pan bolts. They don't take a lot of torque, and if you don't loc-tite them you will probably be going back and snugging them up after a few drives as it will start to leak.

Loc-tite for sure. I use it everywhere I can. It is nice to know my bolts won't back out or loosen up over time. I have the strong red and a mild blue. Especially certain bolts that would cause catastrophic damage if they came loose

[torq455]

when torqued to spec, the bolts shouldn't back out. if you are going to use loc-tight, use the weaker of the bunch. you don't what to break off those tiny bolts when you want to take them out. i've never used loc-tight for tranny pan bolts, and have never had a problem because of that.