sanchezz834

yea me again i have a 98 jeep cherokee and the trans dipstick tube goes to the trans pan and im tryin to change my trany fluid and clean out the pan and **** but how do disconnect the trans dipstick tube from the pan with out breakin anything

thegoat2000

man the first time i changed mine i didnt know what to do eather but all you got to do is get a good hold of the pan and bottom of the tube and pull like crazy its hard

sanchezz834

so what the tube has some kinda disconnect point or sumthing because if im pullin the hole tube down im pretty sure the tube is longer than my truck is tall

JeepCoMJ

5" up on the tube is a seam. the upper tube just slides in and seals with an O-ring from above. this seam fills with grease/grime/rust and doesn't like to come apart.

I suggest to grab a 13mm wrench, unbolt the dipstick mount from the front of the bellhousing go at it from the engine bay, passenger side. mount is right above the starter...unbolt it, and bend the mount out. unbolt the trans pan, then drop everything down (you'll need to do this carefully so not to bend the hose).

once it's out, spray some wd-40 or such lubricant in that seam, and let it soak while you clean the pan.

if you're going to the trouble to take the pan off and clean it, then put a new filter and seal on it too.

-Pat

sanchezz834

ok thank u ill try that

JeepCoMJ

welcome

sanchezz834

ooh and whyle im there does the tourque converter have a drain plug

finneys98xj

not that i know of

JeepCoMJ

nope. no drain on TC...leave it be, drain from the plug on the trans pan

matejcekautoworks

even if it did have one you wont wanna do that while the TC is on the jeep, cause you cant fill it while its on the jeep, you'd end up pulling the tranny to do it

JeepCoMJ

not really. the TC fills itself when you start up the motor...this is why there is a top-off needed after a transmission flush.