Re: cleaning trans filter

[jtrealty@xxxx]

You cannot tell how dirty the filter is unless it is disassembled. If 
you soak it you may loosen some of the dirt but some will stay to 
loosen up later after you reinstall the filter. To clean the filter 
involves grinding the edge off all the way around and separating the 
pieces noting the order of assembly so as to be able to reassemble 
correctly. You also have to drill out the 3 holes. After cleaning 
thoroughly reassemble. YOU MUST REASSEMBLE IN THE PROPER ORDER THE 
MESH AND THE SUPPORT BAFFLE! To hold it together get a piece of 1/4 
copper tubing 19 1/2" long. Slit lengthwise with a cut-off tool or 
hacksaw. Using little "c" clamps to hold the filter together hammer 
the tubing all around soldering the ends together. Now in the future 
you only have to remove the tubing to clean the filter. The oil in the 
final drive really doesn't ned to be changed too often, just keep it 
at the proper level. Any good quality 80-90# gear oil will do fine, 
synthetics are not needed.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Delorean17@xxxx wrote:
> Hello,
> Today I removed the transmission pan and also removed the old 
> transmission gov/computer. As long as I have the pan off I would 
like to 
> clean the filter