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Originally Posted by artcell1620
Hi, did you end up doing the tap kit? My transmission pan (2000 SR5 4x4) is also stripped, along with the drain plug. A transmission shop told me that these pans have a welded bolt on the inside of the pan and if the plug is stripped, the bolt is probably stripped as well, and he can't tap the bolt. He is recommending replacing the pan entirely. Any thoughts?
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Find a new tranny shop. There is no "welded bolt" on the inside of the pan. Perhaps they are thinking of the newer toyota transmission pans that have a goofy way of draining them but yours is not like that.
You can either buy a new pan/plug or try the methods described above (heli coil or weld a nut over the damaged hole).
