Drain plug on the transmission pan?!

I had to change the gasket and transmission fluid of my friends dads truck (1995 f250, auto, ex cab, only has 104,000 miles.) But does anyone else think this is ridiculous?

 

Yes It is ridiculous. It is extremely messy to change the tranny fluid.

 

Yeah it was, my friend didn't want to wait to let it cool down so I got burnt pretty bad. But I'm glad I'm getting a 5 speed.

 

Where do you get the drain plug to add on to a Trans pan? Anyone have any luck with the plug? Or an after market pan with plug?

 

IIRC you can bolt a 4R100 pan on to the E4OD, the 4R pan has a drain plug. It's not too bad to deal with though- just unbolt the return line from the trans (rear most line IIRC) and attach a piece of clear hose to it. Start the truck and let it run until you see bubbles in the clear line. Shut down, pull pan... should only be a little left in the pan.

 

That is a smart way to do it superduty4X4! My friend will appriciate that....I always work on my vehicles over there so I mess up his street/driveway, not mine.

 

That is a very good idea...

 

I just drilled a hole in the pan to drain it ,,then put the new pan (with a drain) back on ...& finished the fluid change

 

thats what i did. advance auto has drain plugs with nylon sealing washers. used one on 2 trucks with no worries. i used to hate tranny services

 

After you run the transmission per Chase's suggestion, you can use compressed air to get more of the fluid out.

Roll the torque converter to find the plug and then pull the plug. Send air back the return line to the cooler and it'll blow all of the oil out of the cooler and torque converter.

Then send the air into the return port on the transmission and it'll blow the fluid out of the passages and into the pan.

 

After you run the transmission per Chase's suggestion, you can use compressed air to get more of the fluid out.

Roll the torque converter to find the plug and then pull the plug. Send air back the return line to the cooler and it'll blow all of the oil out of the cooler and torque converter.

Then send the air into the return port on the transmission and it'll blow the fluid out of the passages and into the pan.

 

Not all TC have a drain plug and I'm not sure about running it until bubbles show up. I've read pros and cons on that procedure because its hard on the pump if its runs dry. Also, doesn't the E40D 4by4 pan have a drain plug?

 

My '97 f350 4x4 doesn't have a drain plug in the pan. I've seen pan plug kits, some weld in, some not. I've even heard of just using a nut welded onto the pan with a bolt threaded into the nut. I might try the "drilling the hole" method and then weld a nut on and make my own drain plug. Not much use in having all these tools if I don't use them.

 

Hmm... welding a nut on is a good idea. I'll have to remember that when I pull my pan to do Coon's tranny mod. When I can afford almost $100 worth of new tranny fluid.

 

The stock 4wd pan does have a drain plug. It also hold a bit more fluid. If you put a 4wd pan on you need the 4wd filter to go with it. Cheap and easy mod.