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I have some hard drive magnets I stuck to the filter housing, then wrapped with electrical tape. Since none of the particles on the paper filter where ferrous, I am not overly concerned, and want to see what the magnets pickup over the next 5k miles.


A quick run down of the work I did today:

The trans. flush was pretty straight forward, added approx. 2.25L of Burmah TAF 21 from Sunset Imports until it overflowed from the fill hole, checked with 11mm paperclip dipstick. I actually used closer to 2.5L once you consider that Sunset may not have filled them to exactly 1L per bottle, plus the overflow and residue left in the funnel with 3' tubing (I filled it from the top). I also rotated the wheels a little while filling.

Then wrapped up the oil change, but I am not adding new oil until I replace the oil cooler in a few days. Installed a new aluminum drain plug, which I under torqued to 35ft/lbs (vs. 37ft/lbs) in the hopes it won't strip next time, then oiled the the LN adapter o-rings and torqued to 18ft/lbs, which was basically where the adapter hit the sump, and wouldn't have turned anymore regardless. Lastly, I prefilled the oil filter, and spun it on hand tight.

Unfortunately, while I was putting the rear bracing (removed the access the trans.) back on, one of the bolts sheared off as I was torquing it. Not sure why it broke (probably age), but I amazingly had a spare bolt from when I installed my rear strut brace (ernie bar). But it took quite a while to get the sheared bolt out (finally tried a small sledge hammer, the right tool for the job!).