Mountains Garage: TH400 Aluminum Deep Pans

[@GorhamWorks]

Very informative video.I have a Hughes pan with blue Moroso gasket on my TH400 on the back of a 540ci bbc. When I had the 396 and th400. I had a speedway pan, noticed it didn't leak with a blue gasket and dropped the trans temp 10 degrees. Every since then been a fan of the deep cast pans. You bring up a great point about about the fixing the filter in place. I had never considered that. I'll look into updating that when I change the fluid next time.

[@kg6itc]

Every TH400 deserves a proud pan! Have one of these on my list of things to get.

[@RonnieLeinart]

I have two Moroso blue pan gaskets in use on TWO TH 400s so far so good Thanks Shawn for this subject .

[@genewilliams4789]

Good stuff, Shawn! Thanks again for sharing your valuable insights.

[@nickkiofetzis5667]

another very nice informative show thanks again shuan

[@christophersanders5007]

When I built my 4L80E I used the Sonnax adjustable reverse servo. I ended up using no spacers on the servo pin. All I did to set mine servo was push the piston 3/4 of the way in, and the reverse band engaged the direct drum solidly with hand pressure. Then I left it at that. I found that I cannot use deep sump transmission pans on my 4X4 truck because it leaves no room for the front drive shaft cardan joint. I had to go back to the factory steel pan because the factory pan has a cut away in the pan for front drive shaft clearance.

[@MHolt3573]

Shawn my old Matco guy sold Redback boots and sold them like crazy. Alot of people loved them. You need to get you some Redback socks, thyre really comfortable socks.

[@mountainsgarage]

I will check that out!

[@jimpostlethwaite195]

My summit pan has taken a beating from a couple big wheelies….the fins on the front look like they’ve been milled off 😂.

[@coreykallmbah7580]

Great video . Have you ever tried lubelocker pan gaskets ?. I just tried one with the B&m aluminum pan . I hope it works

[@mountainsgarage]

They are on my list to try, Thanks!

[@monkeywrenchization]

Here is a lesson that I learned with aluminum pans. They are rigid and don't flex like the steel pan does. I made a mistake on the torque spec and over tightened the bolts and broke the flanges on the trans case. I have to disassemble the trans, and spent the biggest part of the day welding up where I broke it out. Some guys get picky about welded cases, I look at it like this, as long as it is welded good and don't leak it's good. The pan came in a box with nothing but the pan, so I torqued it like a stock pan. I would rather use the steel deep pan.

[@BoostNBalast]

Plastics vs metal tube? And why no fabricated pan's??

[@MathieuNoualy-ex4cy]

Have you use the LubeLocker th400 gaskets? If so, any thoughts on them?

[@stevenkirk8401]

Go Aussie. We love our boots.

[@robsattler1966]

What is ur go to pan gasket? And do you rtv pan side or trans side? Or both?

[@mountainsgarage]

Dry cork always works. I avoid RTV, it makes a mess and hydraulics the bolt holes, and usually leaks.

[@robsattler1966]

@@mountainsgarage thank you sir

[@jeremymcnicol9585]

👍FTI

[@JohnnytheBikeGuySLC]

What are your thoughts on copper coated pans? I bought one