Originally Posted by 98 JeepJeep

Finally got around to working some more on the heep. Went to advance auto and ordered my Trans pan gasket. Removed the drain plug,drained the 4 qts of dirty oil from the trans. Removed all bolts from the pan. Broke the RTV seal to get the pan loose. could not for the life of me seperate the tube from the pan!!!! so i had to pull it down far enough to work on it. There are 2 magnets in the pan that need to be cleaned of the metal shaving. spent a hour or two cleaning the pan and gasket surface on trans. Got everything ready to install to find out that the Transmission pan gasket was wrong!!!! I just ended up using RTV which is how it was when i removed the pan. Added 4 fresh quarts of oil. Took jeep out for a test run..Much smoother shifts,can barely feel it shift now. Worth the 2 hours to change it. Sorry no pictures but my tips are as follows.

1. Remove the 13MM bolt holding the Dipstick tube from the bellhousing. Try to twist/wiggle the tube free from the pan,before pan removal.

2. A 1/4" socket set with a wobble is invaluable tool for removing rear pan bolts.

3. Fluid level needs to be checked in Neutral with engine at idle and on level ground.

4. The felpro TOS18685 Trans pan gasket Autozone's computer says will work WONT!!!! bolt hole are way OFF!!! Must be for a different AW4,RTV will work great

5. Take your time and have fun with it!

6. Prepare to get Pi$$ed everytime a little drop of trans fluid hits you in the face.