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Old 04-02-2008, 12:54 AM   #5
carl johansson
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Originally Posted by mkiiisupra View Post
naw, leaking tranny fluid slowly from that section of pan....

Mechanic says i need to remove pan, thus draining about 40 dollars in oil >.< then heli coil it...

Question is how hard is it to heli coil it?? what tools are needed?
I was hoping they would be able to do it with the pan on. but i guess not.

So ill prolly do it myself so i can save the tranny fluid
essentially you drill it out - thread it - and screw in the proper sized helicoil. I think you can get a kit for the size you need.
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