Transmission pan bolts: torque specs with gasket

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I am about to drop my transmission pan to replace the filter. I got a new filter and it came with a nice gasket for the pan that I will be using instead of the FIPG. The service manual calls for 65 ft-lbs for the 19 bolts at the pan. I would imagine that this is not the case with the replacement gasket correct? I mean if I was using the FIPG the 65 ft-lbs would be produce metal to metal contact at the pan/transmission surface and the FIPG would seal the pan at the recess in the pan mating surface. I would think the gasket would crush and distort if I torqued it to 65 ft-lbs. Any advice on this?

Edit: Just watched Tim's video and realized that the bolts are actually 65 in-lbs not ft-lbs. However the same original question still applies.
 
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NJ-4Runner said:
I am about to drop my transmission pan to replace the filter. I got a new filter and it came with a nice gasket for the pan that I will be using instead of the FIPG. The service manual calls for 65 ft-lbs for the 19 bolts at the pan. I would imagine that this is not the case with the replacement gasket correct? I mean if I was using the FIPG the 65 ft-lbs would be produce metal to metal contact at the pan/transmission surface and the FIPG would seal the pan at the recess in the pan mating surface. I would think the gasket would crush and distort if I torqued it to 65 ft-lbs. Any advice on this?

Edit: Just watched Tim's video and realized that the bolts are actually 65 in-lbs not ft-lbs. However the same original question still applies.
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The correct torque value is 65 in-lbs. Gasket will be fine at 65 in-lbs.
 
inch-lbs....you'll probably snap the bolts trying to torque them to 65 ft/lbs :jaw:
 
Did this job about a month ago and used the Orange Toyota FIPG instead of a gasket. I cannot say enough good things about it- dries like concrete.

The hardest part of the job was getting all of the old gasket material off of the pan and mating surface.

Dremel is your best friend here. (and tons of brake cleaner and rags to keep things spic and span before reassembly)
 
WeakSauz said:
Did this job about a month ago and used the Orange Toyota FIPG instead of a gasket. I cannot say enough good things about it- dries like concrete.

The hardest part of the job was getting all of the old gasket material off of the pan and mating surface.

Dremel is your best friend here. (and tons of brake cleaner and rags to keep things spic and span before reassembly)
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X 1,000,000 for the Toyota FIPG
 
hdoggie24 said:
which gasket is everyone using that's best ? im about to do this
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I bought an ATP transmission filter and it came with a nice gasket and a crush type washer for the transmission drain plug.

The entire job took about 4 hours from start to finish. I also took the trans return line off the radiator and intermittently started and stopped the engine to let 1 quart at a time pump out of the trans while replacing that quart through the dipstick. That was a little time consuming as was using the dremel to clean the old gasket material off the pan. I can't imagine doing this without the dremel, it would have taken forever to scrape the FIPG off the pan. Cleaning the old FIPG off the bottom of the trans wasn't that bad.
 
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