Any good RTV-d transmission pan removal methods?

[jamesroney]

The 2-3/4 diameter Forney heavy duty cup wheel with .020 wire is the heavyweight champion and remains undefeated.

Coupled with the Makita 5/8 arbor angle grinder at 11,000 RPM makes quick work of oil pans, heavily serrated milled aluminum surfaces, and there is no RTV in existence that can withstand the onslaught. At full speed, when the wire wheel bristles leave orbit, they will penetrate at least one cotton sweatshirt, and usually 2 layers of undershirt. Levi's 501's are notorious for catching and holding the wires for subsequent discovery in the laundry.

I don't even need to mention safety glasses, or eye-wear. After the first few missiles puncture your skin, (or one gets stuck in your cheek) you will find your PPE. This thing takes hair, hyde...and all. Don't expect to have paint, primer, or leftover goop. So yeah, if your valve body is exposed, you'd better tape it up.

This is for when you are done playing around, and you want it clean. It is well worth the effort to do everything else to get rid of the big chunks. But if you are spending more than 60 seconds cleaning an oil pan...you did it wrong.

here's a pic of my gasket remover...

 

[ba123]

James isn’t effing around. Make a new gasket surface while you’re at it!

I guess overkill is kinda fun.

Metal shavings are the new confetti!

 

[ntsqd]

I will contend that the plastic fingered wheel is only slightly slower and has dramatically lower risk of punctures and other variously leaking appendages. Not to mention to the gasket surface itself.

Now if Aviation Form-a-Gasket No. 1 was used instead of merely RTV then the wire brush is likely your only savior.

 

[ksagis]

The 2-3/4 diameter Forney heavy duty cup wheel with .020 wire is the heavyweight champion and remains undefeated.

Coupled with the Makita 5/8 arbor angle grinder at 11,000 RPM makes quick work of oil pans, heavily serrated milled aluminum surfaces, and there is no RTV in existence that can withstand the onslaught. At full speed, when the wire wheel bristles leave orbit, they will penetrate at least one cotton sweatshirt, and usually 2 layers of undershirt. Levi's 501's are notorious for catching and holding the wires for subsequent discovery in the laundry.

I don't even need to mention safety glasses, or eye-wear. After the first few missiles puncture your skin, (or one gets stuck in your cheek) you will find your PPE. This thing takes hair, hyde...and all. Don't expect to have paint, primer, or leftover goop. So yeah, if your valve body is exposed, you'd better tape it up.

This is for when you are done playing around, and you want it clean. It is well worth the effort to do everything else to get rid of the big chunks. But if you are spending more than 60 seconds cleaning an oil pan...you did it wrong.

here's a pic of my gasket remover...

James brings the heat!

This seems like a robust method to be sure, but is there concern in damage to aluminum transmission bolt flange?

 

[jamesroney]

James brings the heat!

This seems like a robust method to be sure, but is there concern in damage to aluminum transmission bolt flange?

Only if you try to destroy it. I have tried every gasket removing tool known to man. This is the one that doesn't damage the parent metal.

I've actually done more damage to aluminum with a pneumatic scraper. I wouldn't steer you wrong on this.

 

[ksagis]

Yeah, I’ve gouged aluminum pretty good with a sharp edge scraper (and probably some bad technique) for sure.

 

[ba123]

I trust James but those discs that @ntsqd mentioned are really good as well and prob all you need for rtv.

 

[bigmuddy]

Good luck if some fool used the old indian head gasket shit!