Re: Tranny pan won't come out HELP!

From: David Zavetsky (zavetsky@home.com)
Date: Sat Nov 04 2000 - 23:13:43 EST


It'll come out...just ONE way though and for the life of me I cant remeber
what tha twas.......it IS a real PITA.........especially when it's full of
fluid........

Be real careful how much force you put on it.....The first time I ever did
it I warped the damn flange and had to remove it all over again and waste
all the fresh new fluid I had just put in.........

----- Original Message -----
From: <Dakota31852@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Tranny pan won't come out HELP!

> Ive got pretty much the same set up on my 92 V8 4x4 dakota, or at least I
> would think so, and I had a little trouble dropping the pan, but I was
> eventually able weezle the pan on outa there, just give it another shot...
or
> maybe what I was looking at doing now that I have DT headers on was to
jack
> up the tranny, remove the mount on the tail housing and slide it out under
> the trans... dont know, just an idea.
>
> Oh, and by the way, it is a HUGE hassle getting the Y-pipe out of there,
> especially when you are trying to get it out in one piece like I was when
I
> put my DT headers on.... it is possible though.
>
>
> In a message dated 11/04/2000 5:16:13 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> Fast4x4Dakota@aol.com writes:
>
> << Well it started out as just a routine trans service (the first one I've
> done
> on this truck) and I pulled the pan drained the fluid, well then when I
went
> to remove the pan, it wouldn't fit out! It won't physically fit between
the
> Y-pipe and the transmission cross member! I even tried pulling the trans
> mount bolts and jacking the trans up an inch, still no go. I tried
mashing
> the Y-pipe with no success. This just won't come out! What a PITA! I'm
> not
> at all impressed. Unless someone has suggestions I'm going to notch the
> cross member to allow me to drop the pan. I don't see any other way to
fo
> this. Right now I wish I had headers and the different Y-pipe. Pulling
the
> pipe from the manifolds isn't an option, It's just too much hassle right
> now,
> I'd rather cut the x-member. Any other suggestions? >>
>



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