Sometimes it takes a little more force than expected. You might have to use a flat chisel and work it in several places around the pan. As for the drain plug use a bigger wrench. It is possible the gaasket was replaced once and glued in. The origional install didn't use much glue. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Joe Angell <jangell@...> wrote: > > > I tried to replace the automatic transmission gasket on my car > today. I drained the fluid and got out all of the bolts holding the > pan in place, but I cannot get the pan itself off. It's like it's > glued to the transmission. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/