It is sealed on pretty good. I have all bolts off except rear two. I banged the crap out of it with a rubber mallet..nothing..
Ford use to use a sealant on their pans that pretty much caused the destruction of the pan apon removal.Finally got it with mallet, but it leaked from the rear side and all in my skid plate
Can I use a wire brush on pan and bottom of Auto to remove gasket debris?Ford use to use a sealant on their pans that pretty much caused the destruction of the pan apon removal.
That stuff was tough!
Glad you didn't have to!
Never could figure out why autos don't have drain plugs.My mess. Not sure why they didn't put a drain plug on this thing. I hope to never have to do this again.
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And put some rtv on pan with gasket on top to keep it in place? I shouldnt need any inbetween gasket and transmission?Never could figure out why autos don't have drain plugs.
As far cleaning, I prefer a single edge razor blade, but a wire brush will work.
Ha! I use a water heater pan just like that one.My mess. Not sure why they didn't put a drain plug on this thing. I hope to never have to do this again.
Gramps used it for his tractorHa! I use a water heater pan just like that one.
Would it be better to use RTV and rubber gasket? I can put RTV on pan and then place gasket. Let it set. Put RTV on top the gasket and place pan on transmission. Finger tighten the bolts and let it set before torqueing.If using just RTV, I personally would do it thicker, enough so it pushes out a little when tightened down, but not so much that it may cause problems inside the trans. Also, B&M used to make a drain plug kit. I installed them on every trans pan when I did a filter change.