mgebers

so i did a tranny fluid change tonight and replaced with some GM synchromesh (which works swimmingly - thank you everyone)


but I'm not much of a genious and I think i overtorqued the drain bolt, the crush washer got a little bent out of shape, but didnt crack. there is no leakage so far and everything is running fabulous. But i wanted to know if there was any issues that could evolve from not properly torqueing either of the two bolts involved in the tranny fluid change???

s2k dre

just snug it a little tight. maybe like 30ft lbs

tinkfist

If you overtorqued those bolts, or any bolts for that matter, you run the risk of stripping the threads in the holes. You would know if it is stripped if you can only tighten it a certain amount before it becomes loose again. This does not sound like the case, so you're fine. Be careful in the future

vtec9

I overtorqued the oil drain bolt on my block once.. I wasn't paying attention, the torque wrench wasn't tightened down, and I probably hit it up 45-50ft-lbs. Haven't had a problem.

jyeung528

what do you mean by bent out of shape?

that doesn't sound good...

mgebers

it got a little mishapen, as in not perfectly round. I took it back off to make sure i didnt strip anything and it came off fine, and there were no cracks, and its still holding a seal, i just assume next time i change it i'll need a new one, just to be careful. Nothing seems to be wrong right now, everything is working great. I was just making sure that i wasnt going to have any permanent damage to anything

steven975

that washer is there for a reason. It seems to have saved the threads.

RACER

Tighten it till it strips, then back it off a 1/4 turn.

mxt_77

That's just wrong.

00CivicSi

Honda recommends changing out the crush washers each time anyway. However, many people don't and have no problems. If it's not leaking, it's fine. If it's deformed, I'd replace it next time.