Trans service

[tom916]

I took my 2016 3500 duly in to the ram dealer to have the trans filters changed. After 2 days they called me to say 18 of the 20 bolts on the trans pan broke. They said because the wholes were drilled all the way through and being from the north Salt and weather caused them to seize and they broke when trying to remove them. Has anyone else have this happen. They now have to remove the trans and take it to a machine shop to remove and tap all wholes.

 

[PRS]

You'd think after the first couple they would stop with the impact driver and use an alternate method with some penetrating oil.

 

[Riddick]

You'd think after the first couple they would stop with the impact driver and use an alternate method with some penetrating oil.

Or................. make sure its engaged in reverse and not tightening!

 

[Jeeper93436]

They should have stopped after the 2nd or 3rd and called you to give you a heads up. I have never dealt with rusty bolts due to salt but I know they can get nasty. I doubt that all the bolts are drilled all the way through. I have a feeling someone screwed up trying to remove the bolts.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

Galvanic corrosion could happen but that will happen if the holes are straight through or not, this is negligence and they should be paying besides why take it to a machine shop just drill and extract/ or drill and retap/helicoil

 

[JimKIII]

Galvanic corrosion could happen but that will happen if the holes are straight through or not, this is negligence and they should be paying besides why take it to a machine shop just drill and extract/ or drill and retap/helicoil

They probably don't know how.

 

[CdnHO]

I'm calling BS. Idiot just kept snapping them off. Right!!!!!!

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

So what you’re telling me is you still have 2 good bolts? Rtv and send it

 

[LegendaryLawman]

The bigger lesson is stop taking your truck to the dealer who typically do poor quality work for highest price possible.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

They probably don't know how.

Then they should not be in their position as a labourer can drill and tap

 

[red]

IMO, there's a repair option that's better than heli coils. I used time serts a few years ago to replace the aluminum threads that held the seat in place on my Indian Chief Vintage motorcycle. The kit wasn't cheap but worked like a charm.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

IMO, there's a repair option that's better than heli coils. I used time serts a few years ago to replace the aluminum threads that held the seat in place on my Indian Chief Vintage motorcycle. The kit wasn't cheap but worked like a charm.

Yes timeserts work great but not something worth spending the extra on for a trans pan the heli coils would hold it stronger than OEM.

 

[elephantrider]

what dealer, for everyone's benefit..

 

[RTillery]

Too many "Uga Ugas" with the zip gun? Hard to imagine breaking off 90% of them. He probably realized that 1/2" Milwaukee 1200 ft lbs had the switch reversed after 18 and finally switched it to "remove" for the last two? Gotta be careful with those little 6mm jobbers.

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

All this talk of drill and tap. Left hand drill bit followed by extractor. Those bolts only have 120in/lb (10lb/ft) they can’t be that stuck.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

All this talk of drill and tap. Left hand drill bit followed by extractor. Those bolts only have 120in/lb (10lb/ft) they can’t be that stuck.

Oh yes they can when steel and aluminum get that galvanic Corrosion going on they become one just like rusted steel, the fix would have been heat and penetrating oil or wax then work the bolt back and forth until it comes out free then chase the threads with a tap, i have had it happen on more than one occasion on customer vehicles but unlike the hack who worked on the OP’s vehicle i never broke one as i would use a ratchet at first not the impact lol. Cast aluminum is worse than standard aluminum.