Anyone know the size of the drain plug on the 95 Auto Trans? Seems the PO replaced mine with a standard misc. bolt and now its leaking. Have scoured all my refrences for a plug/bolt size\part number but have yet to find one....

95 LS

Dunno about the '95, but mine was a 10mm with an odd-sized thread pitch (for a Mitsu)... I think maybe 1.50 or 1.75

In order to get it to stop leaking, pick up a stubby flange bolt of the correct pitch (buy one of each because they're cheap) and use a gasket (crush ring) like on the engine oil pan drain plug. The A/T is much more likely to leak without a crush ring in place.

Thank you for the info, but went ahead and let a local tranny shop pull the pan and retap it since I was concerned about the threads. Not to mention the little "Thank God For Jack Stands" incident wednesday night changing the rear brake pads. Went to jack her up a bit more, jack slipped, stand caught the frame before it bonked me in the forehead. Hopefully the junkyard downtown still has a 95 transmission that I can go steal the pan off of for later use, if they do I'll post back with the proper bolt sizing info.

Define caught... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" />

The jack should only be used for lifting and lowering the truck.

Every minute in between the truck should be supported fully by the stands.

Be careful, you only get one bean!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

I usually jack the truck up as far as the jack will go, then I never have to readjust. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Once I had the jack up far enough to wedge a jackstand under the frame I placed it underneath (Just incase it slipped, sometimes I do think "safe"..just wish more often <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> ). Then continued jacking far enough to get the wheel off the ground for easy removal. I have since discontinued use of that jack, I just don't like the top portion my lawn tractor almost fell off it. Good thing I kept the bottle jack from my 90 <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/coolg.gif" alt="" /> the one out of my 95 looks like someone ground a tab or two of then repainted it on closer inspection.

I have a hard time jacking up my '92...I'm using a cheap Sears floor jack, and as it rises, the angle of of the jack changes, and it starts sliding on whatever surface I've decided to jack on..REALLY makes me nervous...I always have the tire/wheel under the rig once it's high enough, and then as soon as I can get a jackstand under it, I keep raising the jack, moving the jackstand, reseat the jack, set the jackstand, repeat about 3 times...it's a pain in the arse.