Removing automatic transmission pan

Went pretty easy...

Draining the pan was taking a very long time, so I ended up making a few extra holes in the older/damaged pan to speed up the process.

if I remember correctly, I didn’t spill much at all. Just residual drips.

Once the pan was drained, I removed the surrounding bolts, removed the pan, changed the gasket, and replaced the pan with a new one.

I used the “jumper” method for seeing when the transmission was at temperature. Then I opened one of the plugs (forget what it’s called) until the fluid drained to a trickle.

If you can give me some time I have the procedure still. I’ll post it.

 

That’s good to hear. And yes if you could post that procedure it would be great, thank you!

 

Sorry to bump an old thread.

I plan on dropping the pan on my Tacoma in the next couple weeks to replace the metal filter & flush the ATF. Do the transmission pan bolts have Loctite on them?

 

If you have a Scangauge and monitor the T1 and T2 temps, can you use the readings from it when doing the fluid change procedure?

 

Use a putty knife all around the pan while slightly tapping with a small hammer,and off it comes.