VikingTrad3r

cliff harris has a sticky at top of tech

confab

Be careful with the 4L60/65E pan stuff. There may be enough room at the bottom of the deep ones to shake the filter off.

mark970

thanks for the "sticky" tip...i looked and only saw ONE sticky but i guess its a compilation.

anyways i went and bought a $30 steel pan w/drain and stock capacity. it will just provide me with an opportunity to drain the pan before removal. pretty simple...$30 is worth my time to fab something.

THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR PARTICIPATING

Cliff Harris

I bought the chrome pan with the drain plug. It was so pretty and I didn't want to scratch it so I drained the ATF and put the stock pan back on and used the trans jack with that.

ex-x-fire

I used my home made extractor today to suck out my 700r. The hose went down 2-3 inches below where the dipstick ends. It sucked out the pan in 15 minutes. It worked good, so I did the brake fluid & p/s reservoirs too.

belairbrian

Maybe a little late for OP, but just saw this thread.

I went with this one from summit. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g3886b

It fit perfectly and does not leak. hard to beat for $19.97

mark970

i bought that exact one...i havent installed it yet though...i'm a little worried about the paint on the inside of the tank and the lip (should have thought about that before buying it...i got tunnel vision and thought it would match the oil pan haha)...i may remove all the paint, not sure yet. how long have you used that pan and have you removed it to inspect the condition of the paint?

confab

Can't speak to their paint, but at least one Chrysler transmission they've manufactured since 89 has a painted pan, inside and out, and it's FINE. Side and diff cover too.

I dunno what they use on them, but it isn't flaking off and causing problems yet. And I have a 90 model on the lift right now. Looks like brand new in there, and it's slick enough it may help with fluid changes.

if it looks like a quality job, I might give it a try and re-evaluate at the next fluid change?

mark970

THANKS! i will take your advice...save me some effort and check again before winter storage!

ps I'm uploading another Youtube video as we speak...i will create a thread in a couple minutes ("code reading for dummies")

dmaxx3500

why not just drop the pan,dimple it down a little bit and TIG weld a nut to the bottom,and put a bolt and plastic washer in it?

mark970

i actually can tig weld but it only cost me $20 and i didnt have to waste any of my time collecting parts, prepping the parts and pan and post-weld rehabbing. sometimes its just "easier" especially for $20...and i have a youtube DIY channel and i still decided it was better time spent to buy it

but yes, i did seriously consider doing it all myself...