Re: 45-RFE transmission pan gasket?

From: Josh Battles (jbattles@bankfinancial.com)
Date: Mon Apr 19 2004 - 09:46:43 EDT


""Mallett, Donald B"" <Donald.Mallett@BNSF.com> wrote in message
>
> Is there such a beast? Is RTV the only choice for these transmission? If
> there is a gasket available any have the part number and from where.

I hate RTV. I can never get a perfect seal with it. When I changed my diff
fluid last time, I used some 1/8" cork sheet to make my own gasket. It
hasn't leaked at all, and IMO is a great improvement over RTV. Plus,
there's no scraping or time that you've got to wait to let it dry and it's
easy to remove.

Maybe you could try this route with your trans pan? When I did mine, I took
the diff cover off and xeroxed it so that I'd get a nice outline of the
mating surface. I then transferred the pattern onto my cork sheet and cut
it out with scissors.

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- Josh
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