You can save money by doing some car maintenance at home.
You do not have to take your vehicle to an auto repair shop or a transmission shop to add a drain plug to your transmission. You can do this in your garage or driveway if you have the proper tools. Some welding experience is advisable, but not required. The results are similar to an engine oil pan. When you unscrew the bolt, which is also the plug, the transmission fluid will drain out of it.
Instructions
1. If the transmission pan is still attached to the vehicle, remove it with the appropriate sized socket and a hand ratchet. Drain the transmission fluid into the empty gallon container. Clean all the transmission fluid from the pan with a solvent and rags, and dry the pan with the rags. Make sure the pan is completely clean and dry.
2. Select the lowest point in the pan and, depending on the size of nut and bolt intend to use for the drain plug, select a drill bit from help from the drill index. For example, a 15-millimeter head bolt, with the corresponding nut, may require a 3/8-inch drill bit.
3. Deburr the hole that was just drilled. Place the nut over the center of the hole on the inside of the pan and tack weld it on one side. On the opposite side of the nut, begin drawing a welding bead all the way around, including over the top of the tack. Let the weld cool and clean it thoroughly with the wire brush.
4. Screw the bolt with the gasket into the nut from the outside of the pan. Put a 1/2- quart of transmission fluid into the transmission pan to test for leaks.
5. Install the pan back into the vehicle with the nuts and bolts that were removed earlier. Fill the transmission with transmission fluid through the dipstick.
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