Stripped Trans Pan Drain Plug Question

[josh3rd]

Good morning members. It's a beautiful predawn day here in S.E. Pennsylvania. As some of you may know, my trans pan drain plug bolt is stripped and leaking fluid. Not radically but noticeably.

My question is:

If I am going to perform another trans flush say today, is it ok to rethread the trans pan drain plug hole after removing the stripped bolt and draining the trans fluid obviously and after rethreading, refill trans and flush the fluid out and the rethread shavings would mostly be removed an the shavings that don't get purged would be ok because of the new filter? or something? Thanks in adv

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[crawlingjunk]

I would use alot of thick grease on the tap. It should capture most of the shavings


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[fourfive]

If you're just chasing the threads I wouldn't be too worried about it but if you're having to tap for a larger bolt I would probably do it with the drain pan removed. If you do it without removing the pan, just take your time and back the tap out regularly to clear the shavings. You can always drop the pan if things don't go as planned.

 

[19963.4lsr5]

Like mentioned in the other thread. Just get another drain plug and gasket. I use aluminum washers instead of the crush washers.

I’m 100% certain your threads in the pan are ok. Both 97’s I bought had stripped plugs. For The limited it was the trans plug and for the SR5 it was the oil pan.


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[alumarine]

As 19963.4lsr5 said your pan is probably fine.
Often the plug is softer metal than the pan.

You could keep this all in one thread.

 

[spartacus]

I tapped my Engine oil pan bolt with a larger bolt because the stock one stripped about 100k miles ago. I filled and drained motor oil one time immediately after the retap.

 

[josh3rd]

I would use alot of thick grease on the tap. It should capture most of the shavings


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Crawlingjunk, wouldn't the grease contaminate the pan and/or fluid? Good idea none the less

 

[josh3rd]

If you're just chasing the threads I wouldn't be too worried about it but if you're having to tap for a larger bolt I would probably do it with the drain pan removed. If you do it without removing the pan, just take your time and back the tap out regularly to clear the shavings. You can always drop the pan if things don't go as planned.

fourfive, the thing is, is that I just assembled it back w/a new trans filter and gasket, smh. I never did the tap and die thing. Shoot, bending that damn front hard brake was killing me, lol

 

[josh3rd]

Like mentioned in the other thread. Just get another drain plug and gasket. I use aluminum washers instead of the crush washers.

I’m 100% certain your threads in the pan are ok. Both 97’s I bought had stripped plugs. For The limited it was the trans plug and for the SR5 it was the oil pan.


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leaving now to go get one as I write this

 

[josh3rd]

Everybody, thank you for responding with positive suggestions, opinions andfacts. I truly appreciate it. Oh, and alumarine, I probably could have kept it in one thread. Biut what does it really matter? Nothing I guess. But thank you for the advisement