PUT JUST ENOUGH SEALER ON THE PAN TO HOLD IT IN PLACE UNTILL YOU GE TTHE PAN BOLTED UP, YOU DON,T WANT ANY OF THE SEALER TO GET INTO THE TRANS OIL, AND DON,T OVERTIGHTEN THE BOLTS OR YOU WILL CRUSH THE GASKET AND IT CAN LEAK, ABOUT 7 FT LBS OR 85B INCH POUNDS IF YOU HAVE AN INCH LB WRENCH, JERRY