RE: Re: RE: Transmission Pan

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Will take a picture of the modified plate for you. The bolts are your
run-of-the-mill Grade-5 5/16" Coarse thread (1" long)...found at any
Home Depot/Lowes/Orchard Supply/etc.

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net] On Behalf Of Gary Hedlin
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 10:15 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Transmission Pan

Do you have an illistration or a set of directions for this? I checked
the box, and I have the 3 long bolts, but no 14 1" bolts.

For a guy who can barely change my own oil, am I getting in over my
head?

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""Bernd D. Ratsch"" <bernd@texas.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> Gary,
>
> Yes...it will fit and you'll need to grind the plate from the Governor
> Pressure Solenoid as well.  The filter extension is required to stick 
> the filter farther into the fluid...you'll need three longer bolts as 
> well for the installation (the newer kits come with them but the older
> ones do not).  Also...if you received an older kit...you'll need 14 
> longer bolts (1") to properly secure the pan to the transmission (and 
> 2.5 gallons of ATF).  Royal Purple works very well in the automatics.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net] On Behalf Of Gary Hedlin
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 9:34 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: DML: Transmission Pan
>
>
>
> I'm thinking about installing my deep transmission pan this weekend, 
> and I was wondering if anyone out there had some tips on installing 
> one. Also,
> what filter & fluid would be the best?   I'm leaning twords the royal
> purple
> fluid, but if anyone has anything better I would like to know.
>
> PS.  What the heck is that thingie for the oil filter that came with 
> the trans pan?  Do I need it?
>
> Gary Hedlin
>
>

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