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Minivan transmission - easy question
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09/27/08 10:36 AM
09/27/08 10:36 AM
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Waterbury, CT
RamMan89
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Does anybody know what to torque the pan bolts to on a 2002 FWD 3.3L Town & Country transmission?
2004 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins Diesel
1989 Dodge Power Ram W-150
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Re: Minivan transmission - easy question
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09/27/08 04:10 PM
09/27/08 04:10 PM
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HPMike
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Does anybody know what to torque the pan bolts to on a 2002 FWD 3.3L Town & Country transmission?
DON"T USE A GASKET!!
The trans in that van has a pan that is designed to be installed with a silicone(RTV) bead only. If you put a gasket on it, you will just about guarantee that it will leak no matter what you do. Just clean it thoroughly and run a bead of quality RTV(Right stuff or Ultra Grey/Black) and install the pan. One thing you may want to consider is to clean any dry RTV that is stuck in the pan bot holes of the trans. I have seen some cases that were cracked from the hydraulic pressure of the new RTV pushing on the old hardened stuff. Just put a small phillips screwdriver in the hole and twist and the old stuff will fall out.
Use ONLY ATF+3/4 in that unit.
MB
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Re: Minivan transmission - easy question
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09/27/08 05:32 PM
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dodgeram440
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Quote:
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Does anybody know what to torque the pan bolts to on a 2002 FWD 3.3L Town & Country transmission?
DON"T USE A GASKET!!
The trans in that van has a pan that is designed to be installed with a silicone(RTV) bead only. If you put a gasket on it, you will just about guarantee that it will leak no matter what you do. Just clean it thoroughly and run a bead of quality RTV(Right stuff or Ultra Grey/Black) and install the pan. One thing you may want to consider is to clean any dry RTV that is stuck in the pan bot holes of the trans. I have seen some cases that were cracked from the hydraulic pressure of the new RTV pushing on the old hardened stuff. Just put a small phillips screwdriver in the hole and twist and the old stuff will fall out.
Use ONLY ATF+3/4 in that unit.
MB
 And if you're chasing a leak, look at the solenoid pack located above the pan on the front of the tranny. Very common leak that will look like the pan is leaking.
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