Changed Tranny Filter

[Dihappy]

Had a heck of a time getting the pan off

 

I didnt know it didnt completely come off

 

Anyway, i still couldnt get to the filter with it tilted forward and had to remove one of the shifter cable bracket bolts to swing it outta the way.

 

After that i pulled the filter and replaced it.

I couldnt get the grommet thingy out tho, so i left the old ont on.

 

It was too tight and i didnt want to remove the old pan gasket, so i wiped the old one down and reused it.  

 

Im happy i finally got everything back on with no leaks and will be changing the tranny fluid AGAIN today or tomorrow to completely flush out the old stuff.

 

The shifting actually feels more precise now, maybe its just me, but my tranny had 72k miles on her

[SilveradoWV]

I didnt know it didnt completely come off

 

After that i pulled the filter and replaced it.

I couldnt get the grommet thingy out tho, so i left the old ont on.

I havent changed mine and dont plan on it for a while yet, but why wouldnt it come all the way off when you remove all the bolts?

 

Also I have had to reuse the grommet thing on some other trucks, no biggie!

[MarkD]

Did you disconnect your forward driveshaft???

[RyanbabZ71]

how many miles were on the truck when you changed it?  How did the fluid look?

[THE BIGPUNN]

i havent done mine yet but according to the repair manual it says to

1. raise and support veh

2. remove the drain plug,drain fluid

3. remove heat shield next to catalytic converter

4. remove shift linkage for access to pan bolts

5. remove tranny pan bolts

6. pry pan loose with a screwdriver

7. clean gasket surface to tranny

8. clean pan with solvent and dry

9. remove filter from valve body

10.remove filter seal with a removal tool and replace with new one. ( i asked gm mechanic, you can keep old seal in).

11.clean pan gasket and magnet

12.reinstall pan

13.reinstall shift linkage, converter shield

14.lower veh

15.add approx 4qts of fluid through filler tube

16.in park, run engine at fast idle

17.move gear selector through each gear

18.check fluid level to proper level

19.check for leaks