Hi Guys,
Decided to change the Tranny fluid on my 2015 Caravan Today. Ran into a few issues. Had to do the job twice. First attempt, After I installed the pan the first time, waited an hour to the RTV to setup and refilled with fluid, there was a slight leak on the pan. I guess I didn't use enough Permatex RTV black on that side.
Had to run to the dollar store to get a fresh plastic pan so I could drain the ATF+4 and reuse it. Good thing it's a Dorman pan with the drain plug that I installed.
On the second attempt, when reinstalling the pan, again I waited an hour before fulling torquing the bolts. Now, one of the bolts it won't fully tighten. This is not the drain plug, it's one of the small 8 mm bolts. It just keeps spinning without grabbing. I tried to swap it out with another bolt, but I guess that hole is stripped at the bottom.
I was planning on leaving the pan empty overnight to fully cure like the instructions say.
Anybody have tips to fix this last bolt without me having to remove the pan again.
Decided to change the Tranny fluid on my 2015 Caravan Today. Ran into a few issues. Had to do the job twice. First attempt, After I installed the pan the first time, waited an hour to the RTV to setup and refilled with fluid, there was a slight leak on the pan. I guess I didn't use enough Permatex RTV black on that side.
Had to run to the dollar store to get a fresh plastic pan so I could drain the ATF+4 and reuse it. Good thing it's a Dorman pan with the drain plug that I installed.
On the second attempt, when reinstalling the pan, again I waited an hour before fulling torquing the bolts. Now, one of the bolts it won't fully tighten. This is not the drain plug, it's one of the small 8 mm bolts. It just keeps spinning without grabbing. I tried to swap it out with another bolt, but I guess that hole is stripped at the bottom.
I was planning on leaving the pan empty overnight to fully cure like the instructions say.
Anybody have tips to fix this last bolt without me having to remove the pan again.
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