Hi everyone,
I was going to flush my transmission this weekend but hit a snag. One of the torx bolts stripped out. I tried cutting a slot and that didn't work. I managed to get a dremel in there and square it off - then used a bolt extractor socket - no dice. Finally I was able to pull the gasket from between the pan and metal clip that the pan bolt goes through. I managed to get the pan out only to find that some corrosion had bonded the bolt in the clip. I used a small adjustable wrench and the pan bolt/clip combo came out easily from the transmission - no damage to the mating surfaces. Does anyone know where I can order a set of the metal clips? I'm definitely replacing the torx with hex heads.
I was going to flush my transmission this weekend but hit a snag. One of the torx bolts stripped out. I tried cutting a slot and that didn't work. I managed to get a dremel in there and square it off - then used a bolt extractor socket - no dice. Finally I was able to pull the gasket from between the pan and metal clip that the pan bolt goes through. I managed to get the pan out only to find that some corrosion had bonded the bolt in the clip. I used a small adjustable wrench and the pan bolt/clip combo came out easily from the transmission - no damage to the mating surfaces. Does anyone know where I can order a set of the metal clips? I'm definitely replacing the torx with hex heads.