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Old 08-29-2010, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by tangofox007 View Post
Most likely, "stripped" refers to the hex recess in the drain plug. Removing the drain plug is not necessary; plenty of transmission pans don't have a drain plug. Just remove the pan, which is a necessary step for replacing the filter, anyway.
I did not think about the hex being stripped.

And, I have owned 2 Cars with no drains on the Pan.
On both I made my own drains.
I found that without a drain I just make a bigger mess of things and I put off changing the Fluid and Filters longer than I would if I had an easy way to drain them.
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