Drill & tap transmission pan?

[BFC]

Let me run this by you people see what ya think.



If I undestand correctly the Mag Hytec pan won't increase the capacity of a 98. 5 pan. I'd like the drain plug though, but 250$ seems a little steep just for that.



Seems to me it would be fairly easy to drill and tap the orignal pan, build a magnetic plug put a gasket in it and voila!



I've never taken a pan off of Dodge 3500 truck, any spot on the pan thick enough to make this possible? Can any of you give me feedback?



BFC

 

[Lug-nut]

In my opinion, the pan is too thin to tap (about 1/8" or less thick). There are drain plug kits available however. B&M makes one and I am sure there are others. I picked one up from the local trany shop. Real easy to install. The plug is 1/8" pipe, so if you want to you can install a temp. probe as the plug. This is what I did and I am happy with the results. There are many who believe the sensor should be installed in the cooler line, and if you want to do that just use the plug that comes with the kit, and then get the cooler line from a 95. This line already has the fitting to accept a temp sensor.



Hope this helps.

 

[John]

B&M does make a transmission pan drain plug however, unless you weld or braze it in place be prepared for it to leak.



My opinion; since ATF is so thin I actually find it better to remove the pan without the use of my Mag-Hytec drain plug. When using the drain plug, if you don't have the drain pan within several inches of the transmission pan you will have ATF splashed all over everywhere whereas, if you remove all of the pan bolts on three sides, loosening the bolts on the remaining side, the flow of the ATF is more controlled. It sure works better for me.



BTW, my original Mag-Hytec "Deep" trans. pan held a little more than my '98. 5 47RE pan (which is deeper than the pans used on 47RHs). My new Mag-Hytec "Double Deep" trans. pan holds several more quarts than my previous "Deep" pan.

 

[B.G. Smith]

The pan is about 16ga material. I brazed half of a 1/4" pipe coupling on mine. bg

 

[Max Wedge]

I installed the B&M drain plug kit in my 3500 in June, and it isn't leaking. I drilled the hole where the dimple is in the rear of the pan where the doughnut magnet sets, then drilled the ID of the magnet so the nut would set inside it for the drain plug. I have used the drain plug 3 times since while tuning my VB for line pressure.



For in cooler line temp sender I used the tempture well that Jannetty sells and it works great and a lot sheaper than buying the entire cooler line for MoPar.



Max

 

[Steve M]

I had a "short" temp sending unit in the front servo test port. That seemed to work fine but I bought a B&M plug kit and installed it in the pan to get a more accurate reading. It gave the same readings as it did in the test port. I might install another short unit in the test port on my new truck. I'm not 100% sure this is an acceptable spot to put the sensor. I didn't have any trouble with the one in my '95. Bill K. , is this ok or is it a no no? I saw a picture of one installed in the test port in an earlier TDR rag.

 

[#2DSL]

Why don't you get the performance trans pan form mopar it is aluminum and has a drain plug and a hole for a temp sensor. Also comes with an extention to lower filter in pan. Pan is 2 inches deeper than stock. Part number is P4876444. It comes with gasket but you need to buy 14 bolts 5/16x1 inch long. Stock bolts won't work because new pan mounting flange is thicker. I payed $160. 00 for it at Dodge dealer.

 

[John]

Originally posted by #2DSL

Why don't you get the performance trans pan form Mopar it is aluminum and has a drain plug and a hole for a temp sensor.

Pretty nice pan for the money however, I went a different route... I now have a Mag-Hytec Double Deep trans. pan that is heavier duty than any other trans. pan on the market. Included was plated Allen head bolts and AN washers, a spacer with applicable hardware to relocate the filter deeper in the pan, a drain plug (which I prefer not to use... see my previous post), a temp. sensor port (which I also do not use... I have the Mopar replacement "hot" cooler line installed on my Ram) and all required gaskets. Prior to the purchase of my Double Deep trans. pan I had a Mag-Hytec Deep trans. pan installed on my 47RE. Both are very high quality products at a fair price... considering.

 

[EK2_T/A]

Mopar Performance Trans Pan

I tried to install the Mopar Performance trans pan and it did not fit. I have a 98. 5. There was something in the transmission that would not allow the pan to line up with the bolt holes. I remember a post awhile ago that said that you had to grind down some lever or something that was in the transmission. Just my . 02 about the Mopar pan.

 

[Wcr25]

Re: Mopar Performance Trans Pan

Originally posted by EK2_T/A

I tried to install the Mopar Performance trans pan and it did not fit. I have a 98. 5. There was something in the transmission that would not allow the pan to line up with the bolt holes. I remember a post awhile ago that said that you had to grind down some lever or something that was in the transmission. Just my . 02 about the Mopar pan.

Yep,



You're right. The sheet metal bracket that holds the governor solenoid in the valve body has to be "trimmed" a bit so the pan can go over it. I obtained one of these pans before they (DC) started to jack the prices up. Hold it up and figure it out. Then take out the three long bolts that hold the governor solenoid bracket to the valve body and file or grind about 3/32 of an inch off it and no problem. I used a large staionary belt sander and was done in about 30 seconds. Pan looks great!



Todd