For those of you who are thinking of doing it, dropping the pan on these trucks is a real PITA, but I managed to do it for the first time at night with only a flashlight and a socket wrench set. Put it back together in the rain too.

Here's the proceedure I included in another thread:

How to drop the pan on your A/T:

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1. Use the bottle jack and jack up the tranny by the transfer case. Fit the bottle jack as close to the inside as you can in order to rest the transfer case housing on a jackstand. Once that's done...

2. disconnect the shifter linkage on each side. You'll figure it out. Just remember how it all goes back together.

3. Unbolt the two bolts of the transmission cushion from the bottom. Unbolt the two bolts at the rear of the 2nd member "T", then unbolt the four bolts on either side. It should all drop out after that. The next part is easy.

4. Open the drain plug and drain all the fluid.

5. IMPORTANT: make sure to unbolt the A/T dipstick tube brackets. Yes, the tube is bracketed in two places and is permanently connected to the oil pan. One of those places you won't be able to reach with your arm. You'll have to use a long extension (~2') to get at it. You can see it by looking forward and up from the Oxygen Sensor. Unless the bolt has been swapped, you should be using a 17mm socket.

6. Unbolt the 14 bolts to the transmission oil pan and drop the pan. You might have to wrestle with it a bit, but don't force it. Be prepared for the fluid that will fall out if it that didn't exit through the drain plug - there's more than you think. Once that's done, swing it to the side and say, "Yeah, you liked that, didn't you!".

7. The filter will be visible in the middle of the valve body. I think there's like 5 or 6 bolts holding it in. Unbolt them. The filter screen will drop out with a spacer on the top of it. Be prepared for any residual fluid that may drop from that point, especially if the filter's clogged.

8. Wipe off the pan and magnets.

9. Install the new filter and paper gasket.

10. Installation is the reverse of disassembly.

20. Fill with ~3-3.5qts of new ATF. Check your ATF level carefully! Follow the instructions in your service manual!

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Both my parents Toys are cruisin' around with high-milage everything in them, however, I doubt that they've seen quite the service that the Raider has.
I've heard the same "myths" from a few reputable transmission mechanics. I'd have to agree with Houston - I'm now a beleiver.

Edited by DougB (06/07/04 09:28 PM)

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