I just bought a Mag-Hytec transmission pan from Geno's. I'm looking for suggestions on how to remove the factory pan without making a big mess. I am familiar with the procedure generally used for removing the pan but am looking for ways to eliminate getting oil all over me and the floor. Thanks for any suggestions you may have.
Bob

 

Take it to the tranny shop. I don't see how your not going to get a spill. With no drain plug, it's like trying to walk a full aquarium across the house.

 

I recommend drilling a drain hole in the factory pan. Lets face it, you will never use it again anyway so why not. Or, get a shallow, wide, tupperware container and just loosen the pan until it starts dripping. It should not be too difficult.

If you are like me, there are no trusting shops around that would not charge $150 just to change pans and fill back up.

 

Loosen all the bolts a little bit, then start loosing the bolts on one side allowing the fluid to spill over into a large pain made for tranny services. Then when you get them just about all the way out of one side and it is tilted as far as it will go, push up on the pan and remove the other few bolts. This is the tricky part. The left over fluid will slosh out so be careful and lower it down evenly. It is very easy to make a mess. Sometimes you get it perfect, sometimes the fluid ends up all over you.....LOL

 

Go down to home depot or lowes and get a plastic cement tub that you hand mix concrete with works great grumpy john 4x4

 

Thanks for all of the great suggestions. Guess I just need to jump in and get-r-done.

 

Well I did it and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was a little messy but not bad. I bought the cement tub at Lowes that J.Suplanski recommended and it worked perfectly. The tub only cost $13.xx and was well worth the money. I then used the method described by Spooler to remove the pan. Everything went really smooth. The only problem I had was with the heat. It was approximately 100 degrees outside today. But the job is done and what little mess I made has been cleaned-up. Thanks again for all the tips.
Bob