the_bandit87
NAXJA Forum User
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- Sydney,NS
Well I've just successfully removed the pan from my AW4. I had to unbolt the dipstick tube where it mounts to the bell housing and wiggle the whole tube&pan until it came out. I don't think I'm the only one who finds this a major PITA. I was just wondering if there is any solution for this (even with the pan on the bench I can't detach the top of the tube. I was thinking of trying to do somthing with a small lengh (3-4") of hose. Cut a small section out of the dipstick tube. Reinstall the upper part, the put the hose on with two hoseclamps. Even though the hose would be a few inches long, the cut in the tube would be quite small (1/2 an inch to an inch). This way you would only have to disconnect the hose clamps nextime instead of going through all the BS with the tube. I must also say that that filter holds quite a bit of ATF. I poked the element a few times, to see if it was empty, no atf came down so I began to remove the bolts. After taking off the first 2 bolts I took off the center one, and got a mouthfull of ATF, ATF ALL OVER THE PLACE. By the way, I noticed a bit of grit on my magnets and my ATF stinks. Its still a darker shade of red when it comes out (it looks black in the catch pan but I'm assuming that is becaus the catch pan is black). I am thinking the ATF may be burnt but can it also smell bad if it absorbs a bit of moisture (my jeep sat for a few years before I finished it)
Edit: OOPS I for forgot to say tranmission FLUID in the title
Edit: OOPS I for forgot to say tranmission FLUID in the title