Originally Posted by
Josher
Couldn't he have used some teflon tape on the threads of the drain plug? I know this can help to avoid overtightening as the plug will start to snug sooner and you don't have to worry as much about leaking fluid. Same idea as some blue loctite to keep things snug without power torquing.
There's always that fine line between overtightening and having the bolt fall out...
If a fragment of teflon tape tore off and floated away inside the automatic transmisson, God only knows what solenoid it would clog up.:eek4:
The far better solution is to use a torque wrench and torque the drain plug to spec.
Originally Posted by bnuk
the problem I see with any kind of epoxy/JB weld is that since it is from the drain plug there will stress there anytime you torque it down. Dave, in your case it was a random event that cracked it and so after you patched it there wasn't any stress at that point so there was no reason for it not to work.
You do make a good point.
h: It was an impact crack rather than a torque issue, so yes... welding the case would be the best long term solution.
Far be it from me to suggest a half-assed approach.
h: