Transmission Dipstick- Help???
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Transmission Dipstick- Help???
I changed my tranny oil and the Dipstick will not seat into the transmission. I don't think the threads are stripped, the bolt is not perfectly round. Is there something I am missing?
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Mine is kinda hard to get started too. Work it easy with your fingers at first, not the allen wrench. Once it catches and you run it down 'finger tight,' then you can snug it up with the allen wrench.
One more thing. The key is to get the tip of the dipstick straight in. If it's off just a little bit, the threads won't engage.
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One more thing. The key is to get the tip of the dipstick straight in. If it's off just a little bit, the threads won't engage.
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Last edited by Mal74; Apr 28, 2012 at 11:41 PM.
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1 Confirm there is no forighn object preventing it from going in straight. 2 with the dip stick in place and ready to thread turn it backwards giving it pressure then when you feel the little bump then go to the right until it grabs the thread. Look at the dipstick thread. Check out the first or begining of the thread. Has it been dropped lightly damaging the start of the thread.
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The threads look clean, I have the worlds shinniest dipstick bolt. I Backed it off and waited for the click feeling before starting it again, yet it isn't going smooth. The space I have to work with on a FXCW 'rocker' is about an inch between the oil lines going into the engine. I've been using a u-joint to work with that tight space and still no luck.
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Auto parts store or hardware store, self tapping screw? Do they have one big enough or that size? I don't know its just the 1st thing I thought of once you said it is cross threaded. I had that happen on my oil pan on a old car I had a few years back. I found a new self tapping screw that fit and it worked! Good luck Dude, what a bummer!!
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