I have an aluminum tranny pan and when I first swapped it out I forgot to move the magnet from my steel pan. The drain plug has a magnet and on fluid changes I have not seen too much material there.

I'm getting ready to drop the pan and do a filter change and I just ran across the bigger magnet from the steel pan which made me remember I forgot it before. Can I just put the magnet in the pan? It won't stick to the aluminum... Maybe JBweld it to the pan? or just let it rattle around? I guess I'm wondering if it might end up stuck to something on the bottom of the tranny and cause issues. Or maybe I just continue to use only the drain plug magnet?

What have you all done?

 

Drain plug works for me. It's easier to clean, and has always collected all of the band fuzz.

I wouldn't let the magnet rattle around no matter what.

Paul

 

I installed a magnet in my using epoxy. just make sure you clean the aluminum with a solvent like break clean first.

 

my drain plug only had a minor coating of fuzz so I skipped the bigger magnet again. thanx for the opinions.