Originally Posted by bribenz

steve; you may be right , the less the better ,i know it's not much , i've done mine several times , the first time i overtightened them of course and it leaked , now i torque them at about 8 to10 ft lbs , no leaks since,, there are spacing tabs on the pan at the bolt holes to keep you from tightening to much that you squeeze the gasket to the side or cut right through it but it's still tricky if you have not done it before ,also when you fill the transmission just put three quarts in then start it for a second or 2 , then add the rest as the fluid may come out the vent on top from too much fluid in one place , none in the converter , has this happened to any one else when filling the transmission with all the fluid at once ? ,, it happened the first time ,, never again ;;