There are only four bolts -- do it like the valve cover. DO NOT reef
down on those bolts! If you do, you will bend the pan, and it will not
seal every again!
Make sure the seal area on the tranny body is quite clean and free of
oil. Thump the pan a couple times against the tranny to seat the
Zoltan Finks wrote:
> Zoikes! I forgot that there was a drain plug on the pan. That's great!
>
> But yes, I am thinking I will change the filter now.
>
> Is it the same deal as on old American cars where you use some RTV, or
> the like, to make the stupid gasket lay down on the pan so you can
> r
Zoltan Finks wrote:
> Is it the same deal as on old American cars where you use some RTV, or
> the like, to make the stupid gasket lay down on the pan so you can
> raise it up there and begin to bolt it up?
At the Saab shop, we always used short pieces of wire or string through
the bolt holes, t
Rusty has a filter kit. Just order that, and you have all the bits
you will need, but for the the M1 ATF. No need for RTV or ABCs just
drain, remove pan, drain TC, remove filter, wipe up, install fresh
filter, button up the pan. keep typing pain for some reason, and
fill her with four q
If you go through the web site @ Rusty, they ship from the Lynnwood
Worldpak warehouse and you get it in 24 hours. At least that has
been my luck. When I call, I get long time shipping.
That said, I would not mess with trying to have the gasket work
twice. It may work out, but then, it ma
Zoikes! I forgot that there was a drain plug on the pan. That's great!
But yes, I am thinking I will change the filter now.
Is it the same deal as on old American cars where you use some RTV, or
the like, to make the stupid gasket lay down on the pan so you can
raise it up there and begin to bolt
Zoltan Finks wrote:
> My thought today was that I would go the easy, less expensive route
> and change my tranny fluid, but not the filter. I want to get it done,
> and not wait for shipping on the filter.
>
> So were I to attempt this, I asume that the only way, barring suction,
> to remove fluid
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From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 3:00 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Changing ATF and Filter 190D
> My thought today was that I would go the easy, less expensive route
> and change my tranny fluid, but not the filter. I want
My thought today was that I would go the easy, less expensive route
and change my tranny fluid, but not the filter. I want to get it done,
and not wait for shipping on the filter.
So were I to attempt this, I asume that the only way, barring suction,
to remove fluid is to loosen the pan bolts and
