One of these would probably work too.
Dodge Durango 8HP45 transmission filter change - pictures
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I get it!!! Thank you! I would have about killed for those yesterday!
Nope, not enough room and I have of those in Torx.
My mistake, it's a T40 not a T25. OP is corrected.
I'm envious of your accessibility. 
JHZR2
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That’s just a 1/4“ hex torx bit in a 1/4” female universal socket. And held in somehow….
Yes and no. It’s more compact. Swaged together. A purpose built, compact tool. No worries of having the bit fall out while trying to work and shorter than a bit in a socket.
And available in T40.
Their universal sockets are compact, very useful for tight quarters work.
Yes, that’s exactly what I needed!
That’s a nice tool, and I like that it plugs right into an impact.
However, it’s six inches long with limited articulation. It also has a large head.
There are places on my Mercedes where that will not fit, due to the limited articulation, and large head.
But the 1/4” drive universal socket will fit, because of the very small head and good articulation of the universal. Can’t use a driver in a space that small anyway.
It’s up to Wayne to choose what works for him. And simply getting around the one frame rail might make your suggestion a better choice for him.
I think each tool can potentially serve a different purpose. I don't think one option is necessarily "better" than the other. However...
The "joint" style universals may have a greater range of motion (compared to the ball style), but they are not very usable at extreme angles anyway. For this reason, I personally find the ball style universals to be more practical.
Most likely from machining, They look Aluminum? 8HP's have a ton of Aluminum parts in them plus the Case itself.....So a few stray machining chips is to be expected. No concern!
160k is good service for that trans! Yes the ones @The Critic shows I showed to me and I got the 40 for the 8 speeds.
Just another tool on the arsenel
Just another tool on the arsenel
Sorry to revive an old thread but how do you go about doing this “spill and fill” on the Durango? I have an 18 R/T with 60k miles. I was thinking of doing this method for some cheap preventative maintenance
My understanding is this dosent work with the 8HP75 do to it has a thermostatically controlled cooler?
The original OEM pan had a drain plug, today the OEM pans don't. You either need to put a plug into the pan, remove the pan for each spill and fill, or buy an aftermarket pan like a PPE that has a drain plug.
****... was afraid of that because ive never seen a drain plug on mine, was hopeful there was something i was missing lol
In OP picture #8, the pan's mating surface doesn't seem to crowd any of the 13 bolts at all.
