transmission pan drop

[usarmyharley]

2003 tahoe z71 deep pan....how in the world are you guys dropping your pan...are you taking the exaust off...i cant seem to get at the right angle to get the shift bracket off and i need about one inch of space to drop it so it seems.

 

[ezdaar]

remove bolts from driver side Y pipe to manifold.
loosen passenger side Y pipe to manifold bolts.
Swing Y pipe down..

 

[usarmyharley]

thanks...will tackle that tomarrow it got dark on me so ima call it quits

 

[anguyen325]

bend the shift bracket to the side. no need to drop the exhaust. it'll have just enough room to slide it out.

 

[Ta_hoe]

bend the shift bracket to the side. no need to drop the exhaust. it'll have just enough room to slide it out.

What he said. Should not, at all, have to drop the exhaust.

 

[anguyen325]

if you're planning on doing it on the floor, be prepared for a lot of cleanup...

 

[usarmyharley]

thanks i actually got the bracket off...I got the transmission fluid changed and it ran great for about 3 days and now ive lost 3rd anf 4th gear...should have left that burnt transmission fluid in it

 

[anguyen325]

you were having problems prior to changing the fluid? did you see any metal on the pan magnet? If the fluid smelled burnt, you were bound to run into problems eventually. Just happened sooner since you changed the fluid.

 

[Who's ur caddy]

Or you could have messed up the shift solenoids when putting the pan back in

 

[anguyen325]

Or you could have messed up the shift solenoids when putting the pan back in

yea that's a big problem a lot of ppl run into when trying to drop their pans without dropping the exhaust. when i first started working with transmissions, my dad always bitched at me and told me to watch out for the solenoids lol but from the sounds of it, he mentioned "burnt fluid" which made me think he was already having problems. might've been why he decided to change it