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7D4FGTSE
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Posted: 05-February-2011 at 3:52PM |
Hello,
I plan on having my fmx transmission fluid changed. Do you recommend a cork or a rubber pan gasket? Type F Trans Fluid.....? Thanx,
Edited by 7D4FGTSE - 05-February-2011 at 3:53PM |
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Thanx,
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stanman
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Personally, I like rubber gaskets. They often have metal inserts to prevent "over-squishing" (a technical term used only by professionals).
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Thank you all for replying to my post.
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I prefer the black material style gaskets.
They are not cork but some form of material like a rubber/gasket paper stuff.
I make sure I use Yellow 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive to glue the gasket to the pan.
also take a small ball peen hammer, put the point in EACH hole of the pan gasket surface and tap it with another hammer. It flattens out the pan and prevents from pinching the gasket prematurely and allows for a good torque on the bolts without bottoming out the pan before it tightens down on the gasket.
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Typically, as long it is Fel-Pro, I'm normally good with it, Cork or Rubber.
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Billy C
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Trans pans can be a pain.
I use a thin tacky gasket stuff (if forget the name but NOT silicon rtv) to glue the gasket to the pan. Let that dry for a while and it is much easter to line things up. Also, don't over tighten the bolts and use the same gasket stuff on the threads of the bolts to keep them tight without having to crank the hell out of em. When I do mine they are about 10 to 15 lb/in, about what you can get out of a screwdriver with a socket tip. I also use structural seal type washers. They are like cone shaped washers with a rubber washer on one side. As you tighten the bolt the rubber gets pressed against the pan and into the threads creating a nice seal. Material of gasket doesn't matter as much as the method of installation. I have rubber one now and it seems to be fine. Not one drip. |
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I usually use wheel bearing grease on the gasket to hold it in place.
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