Forget Lube Locker for trans pan
Posted: August 15th, 2017, 9:48 pm
I have an A999 3 speed on my stroker, and I've had a transmission pan leaking problem way before I built my stroker. Nothing worked, and I tried rubber gaskets, Lube Locker and finally the grey RTV. The grey RTV seemed to work for a while but eventually it started to leak, but in the end they all failed. I found out that Mopar makes an updated steel core rubber gasket for these pans which is great cause I've had great success with them on other parts pf my Jeep, and it got even better when I found out that Crown makes the exact same gasket but much cheaper.
The part number is 4295875AC and it's the same part# for Mopar, but Crown is %50 or more cheaper depending where you buy it. I bought mine at 4Wheel parts for $10.99, and got free shipping by shipping it to a store near me. My only complaint is that the store manager didn't call me when my order got there, and I found out when I called costumer service, but it was only a few days later so no big deal; I didn't start working on it right away anyways.
The hardest part was cleaning off the RTV some wiener (me) put on the pan, but after that, it was easy. I took it for a drive, and there were not leaks anywhere on the pan or bolts after, which is good cause if there were, it would start seeping almost as soon as I start filling up the transmission. My pan is old too, so it's probably not the straightest, but this gasket sealed it up great.
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The part number is 4295875AC and it's the same part# for Mopar, but Crown is %50 or more cheaper depending where you buy it. I bought mine at 4Wheel parts for $10.99, and got free shipping by shipping it to a store near me. My only complaint is that the store manager didn't call me when my order got there, and I found out when I called costumer service, but it was only a few days later so no big deal; I didn't start working on it right away anyways.
The hardest part was cleaning off the RTV some wiener (me) put on the pan, but after that, it was easy. I took it for a drive, and there were not leaks anywhere on the pan or bolts after, which is good cause if there were, it would start seeping almost as soon as I start filling up the transmission. My pan is old too, so it's probably not the straightest, but this gasket sealed it up great.
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