How bad is this?
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On The Tree
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From: Paso Robles, CA
How bad is this? A couple days ago I did a transmission fluid/filter service by dropping the pan.
Well when it was time to torque the screws after putting the pan back up,I accidently broke the head of the one the screws off...
,so a large part of the screw is stuck up in the transmission...the hole where the head of the screw would normally cover is exposed and I can see a little bit of gasket.I made sure the rest of the screws were torqued perfectly at 8.5ft lbs.Since then I've taken the car on several drives,got everything up to operating temp,and I've been watching the pan like a hawk when it sits.Doesn't seem to be leaking at all from the pan area.
My question is how safe would it be to leave it like this? I don't want to have check for leaks all the dang time so is there some kind of aftermarket solution I could use to seal up the hole where the head of the screw would normally be?
Thanks
Well when it was time to torque the screws after putting the pan back up,I accidently broke the head of the one the screws off...
,so a large part of the screw is stuck up in the transmission...the hole where the head of the screw would normally cover is exposed and I can see a little bit of gasket.I made sure the rest of the screws were torqued perfectly at 8.5ft lbs.Since then I've taken the car on several drives,got everything up to operating temp,and I've been watching the pan like a hawk when it sits.Doesn't seem to be leaking at all from the pan area.My question is how safe would it be to leave it like this? I don't want to have check for leaks all the dang time so is there some kind of aftermarket solution I could use to seal up the hole where the head of the screw would normally be?
Thanks
I did somewhat of the same. Haven't seen any leaks but in my case the overdrive stopped working. Car had 92K miles and OD was slipping before the change but now it's gone completely.
If its not leaking I would not worry about it for now, Next time change the fluid and filter would be the time to address it as I said as long as its not leaking
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