Salty Pylot
Junior Member
I know, I know… not serviceable. I tow in hilly conditions and that fluid gets hot. Additionally, ZF recommends for heavy usage to service transmission and I plan to keep the truck around.
I’m a little early at almost 50k (I’ve got the time currently) and swapping to PPE for the transmission pan. It’s also a 4x4 so it has the exhaust crossing right underneath the pan. I’ve looked quite a bit and can’t find a 5th gen 4x4 getting the pan changed. See plenty of 8HP70s with exhaust crossmember being done. Seems that a few folks with 8HP70s on this forum have had to raise the transmission ann inch or so. Also have seen a video or two where the fella just slides the pan back and on. However, PPE recommends unbolting and dropping exhaust on their website. However instructions say remove crossmember. Not sure if they are referring to exhaust or what. Anyone have experience either way on the 75 transmission? Exact same pan but wondering if it’s the same underneath. If I do lift transmission, where is better to lift from? Back of transmission or use transfer case? A little reluctant to unbolt cats from headers…. Not nervous about oil changes but want to make sure I have bases covered before I start cracking loose bolts.
Also plan to do Caulk04’s gizmo while I’ve got fluid drained.
I’m a little early at almost 50k (I’ve got the time currently) and swapping to PPE for the transmission pan. It’s also a 4x4 so it has the exhaust crossing right underneath the pan. I’ve looked quite a bit and can’t find a 5th gen 4x4 getting the pan changed. See plenty of 8HP70s with exhaust crossmember being done. Seems that a few folks with 8HP70s on this forum have had to raise the transmission ann inch or so. Also have seen a video or two where the fella just slides the pan back and on. However, PPE recommends unbolting and dropping exhaust on their website. However instructions say remove crossmember. Not sure if they are referring to exhaust or what. Anyone have experience either way on the 75 transmission? Exact same pan but wondering if it’s the same underneath. If I do lift transmission, where is better to lift from? Back of transmission or use transfer case? A little reluctant to unbolt cats from headers…. Not nervous about oil changes but want to make sure I have bases covered before I start cracking loose bolts.
Also plan to do Caulk04’s gizmo while I’ve got fluid drained.