Uh Oh! When your covered in ATF fluid and cussing up a storm, just
remember I warned ya'! :-)
I checked last night for the part numbers but no joy... I must have thrown
it out. Check the glovebox for which tranny you have and the parts guy
*should* be able to get the right filter and gasket. If you go to a Dodge
dealership they will give you a cork gasket. I used it and so far there is
no problem but I've heard there are better gaskets available --your call.
I did use some tranny safe gasket sealer though.
Your list is complete. I'd recommend finding an attachment for your drill
that will scrape off the old gasket stuff from the pan. Otherwise it will
be hours of fun! ;-) As far as old gasket gunk on the tranny housing, your
gonna have to get that off the old fashioned way.
For the filter, keep in mind the replacement will look nothing like the OEM
piece (the OEM has a metal housing while the replacement is all soft filter
material). There is a mounting bolt screwed into the tranny that is not
used for the OEM piece but is used for the replacement... You'll see it
once you get the OEM filter off.
Mine took six and a smidgen quarts of ATF... Take your time though and
don't overfill it. Make sure you get up to operating temp. and shift
through all the gears when you do your final check.
Finally --the bands. What I was told is if your tranny is performing well
and there is no noticeable problems at all, don't mess with the bands.
YMMV. I wasn't having any problems with my tranny so I didn't adjust the
bands. If your gonna give it a try you will need a special tool to reach
the nuts and an inch-lbs torque wrench. One of the band adjustment nuts
are inside the tranny and the other is outside on the housing.
I guess that's about it except to remember to where old clothes --or better
yet, no clothes at all! (Your neighbors will really love that! :-)
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Good luck.
Tom
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Subject: Re: Re[2]: DML: Calling all Auto Trans Geeks
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 8/5/99 3:14 PM
O.K. Tom...you talked me into it. ;-) I am going to change my tranny fluid
myself. I guess 30k miles is about time to do it. As I understand it is a
simple as:
1. Drop the pan
2. clean up the mess
3. clean pan
4. remove old tranny filter
5. install new filter
6. replace pan (with drain plug installed)
7. fill up the fluid
So, my shopping list would be:
1. new filter (part #?)
2. fluid (how much?)
3. new gasket
4. drain plug
I have heard several people mention "tightening the bands"? Is this
something that needs to be done and if so...how? If I have missed anything,
or there are any more pointers out there, please let me know. Thanks again
for the help.
Russ
97 318 4X4
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