Transmission Drain Plug

[05Silverado81]

I have an 05 Silverado ECSB 5.3 w/ 4L60E tranny. I got to looking under it and there is no drain plug in the tranny. I thought there were drain plugs in all the NBS style trucks? What gives?

[97chevy350]

From what I understand, there is no longer a drain plug on the 4L60E. I recall from a previous thread someone ordering a new pan for a truck with the plug originally and the new pan did not have one. My dad's 99 has a plug, and I know this because I rounded it off (extremely common). Ended up dropping the pan with it full, very messy, but it happens.

By the way, where in WV are you?

[05Silverado81]

I'm in St. Albans, about 15 min. outside of Charleston.

[05Silverado81]

By the way, yhanks for the reply 97chevy350, do you know who sells those kits to add a drain plug to the pan?

[Black02Silverado]

It is a small world, I knew a guy that was in the Air Force with me that was from St. Albans.

 

B&M makes the drain plug kit. You can get a kit from Auto Zone. That is what they carry here in NC. Advance Auto also has drain plug kits.

[MS3DALE]

It is a small world,I had to go to St.Albans this summer to C&O Motors for a dealer trade for a guys truck that works here in the body shop.

[MountaineerTom]

I'm originally from Summersville.

 

My parents and in-laws still live there, my brother and his wife live in Athens, but I'm in the Air Force and stationed in SC now. I miss the mountains.

[05Silverado81]

C & o Motors is where my truck came from.

[chris_kucia]

From what I understand, there is no longer a drain plug on the 4L60E.  I recall from a previous thread someone ordering a new pan for a truck with the plug originally and the new pan did not have one. 

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That was me. The dealer (P&G Chevy / PartsZoneOnline) told me that GM had phased out the pan with the drain plug. The replacement has an indentation where the plug used to be, but no hole or bung. The pan that accomodates the plug is no longer available from GM.

 

When I ordered mine, I also ordered the plug, so I got my old one off (I had to drill out the center and weld an old wrench on it).

 

I'm crossing my fingers that the new plug will come out next time I change the tranny fluid - I used anti-sieze on the threads and washer. I think that not only the threads stick, but the washer somehow sticks to the plug and the pan - its a lot of surface area and its nearly impossible to break the seal. I believe that welding on it did a lot to loosen the gasket/washer.

[97chevy350]

I used anti-sieze on the threads...

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Thank god for anti-seize, definately the best thing since sliced bread!

[chris_kucia]

I used anti-sieze on the threads...

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Thank god for anti-seize, definately the best thing since sliced bread!

 

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I agree. Its almost a religion for me, but I never break bolts or scrape knuckles on any part I've previously worked on.