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tanker4lyfe Enthusiast

tanker4lyfe

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My truck currently has 35,000mi and was thinking a tranny drop and filter swap should be in order as I tow my bass boat almost weekly. What exactly do I need to do besides drop the pan, put in a new filter, new gasket. Im sure ill need to add some oil that will be lost but what is my best choice and where do add it from? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Yes Ive tried the search option but seems they all turn into arguments about flushing and non flushing so that why I posted this.

txab Senior Enthusiast

txab

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Procedure link. It's a good general guide for dropping the pan. Your pan will not have a drain plug. Just in case you ask, if your pan looks like the pan in the write-up (has a step down) you have the deep pan and you will need the proper filter for it

 

 

You' re-fill using the trans dipstick tube at passenger side, read. See pic below

 

Use Dexron VI fluid 4-5 qts for pan drop

 

 

 

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At some point, you may want to consider changing the fluid in your diffs.

ujtruck Enthusiast

ujtruck

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also, you may have to loosen rear transmission mount a bit (put a extra small jack under it), then pan will comes out easy, don't force it, you might damage something (solenoid) etc.

 

my 5 cents worth advice :thumbs:

gmtech4 Senior Enthusiast

gmtech4

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also the pan gasket is reusable so just get a filter from GM,,,,,dont bother digging out the seal ,it will be fine

 

add 3 quarts ,fire it up,level surface ,fill it to full cold mark, taking your time as using the dipstick tube has oil in it and checking the oil can give you a false reading ,,,so let the tube drain and check the oil ,you'll know what i mean when you do it

 

hope that helps also ^^^^^^^ what Joe said

snow man Enthusiast

snow man

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Add a piggy back drain plug to the pan. Your filter won't need changing as often if you keep your fluid clean. I pull the plug once a year and swap out the 4 quarts that drains. You may also want to blow out the cooler lines while your getting dirty.

Bad Bowtie2 Enthusiast

Bad Bowtie2

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Merc-6? You mean Dexron 6?

 

DUH!! Yes, thanks for catching that. Must be my "golden" years sneaking up on me? :happysad:

 

(I just edited it)

txab Senior Enthusiast

txab

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I'd substitute one quart of the new DEX-6 for a bottle of SeaFoam brand trans conditioner.... :thumbs:

I wouldn't. No need for it

snow man Enthusiast

snow man

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The seafoam tranny stuff is intended as a flushing cleaner/ water remover. It is not hydraulic fluid. Unless you cooked your fluid real bad or it is very old, I would skip it.

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