"Goopin' up the gasket" / Drain plug torque?

[GoldSwinger71]

After a few attempts to get a non-leaky pan, I did the black RTV sandwich with the re-usable gasket and that FINALLY got rid of the drips I was chasing.

I'm using a generic chrome deep pan with my 727, but I was probably a bit loose with the drain plug tension - is there any spec that would be decent? I know the oil plugs are usually 15lb-ft ? This has a nylon gasket to seal it.

Thanks!

-Daniel

 

[CFD244]

Once the plug is seated, I just give the wrench one quick hit with the heal of my hand.

 

[413]

These might be a spec, and then there is a use what seals spec! LOL

I learned in mechanics school, "your hand is not a hammer". Try to avoid using it as one.

 

[Oldmanmopar]

I never use gasket sealer on pan gaskets. Dry the pan with brake clean and glue a black rubber/cork gasket to the pan with contact cement. Dry the gasket flange on the trans with brake clean and install the pan. Put the bolts in dry and wrist tighten with 1/4 inch ratchet.

You can take the pan off several times and reuse the gasket.

Same process with oil pans and on small block do not use RTV on the end rubbers, I Have seen them slip out using RTV. I put small dabs on the corners only on the block where the rear main meets the rail and at the corners of the timing cover. Dropped my pans twice and reused the same gasket many time on engines , It stays adhered to the pan.

I never had any luck sealing a rubber gasket. In time after heat cycles those -uckers always leak. Unless using rubber coated metal dry.

As far as the plug with nylon there is no torque because the nylon washers are all different densities. The torque would be common sense and experience.

 

[Heywodja]

Ditch the flimsy chrome pan and go with this..

TRANSMISSION PAN W/ GASKET

FILTER EXTENSION