Servicing the U151E (Three Bond 2430?)

[michaelluscher]

Looks like I'll be doing it again

You gotta jack it up, remove the LF wheel, jack the trans pan, loosen the mount, jack the trans, remove the mount, support the trans, remove the jack Please just shoot me now

Because last time I did it, I guess I did it wrong

Last October, I dropped the pan on the Camry's U151E trans, (which is a chore)

I bought a B/A Trans service kit filter and gasket (rubber), and some Mobil 3309 ATF to replace some horrible shifting Transmax IMV

It's seeped ever since, never enough to drip, but I still don't like it (It never leaked until I touched it)

Never mind it still shifts just OK (think I got a mount going),

I'm gonna service it one last time, hopefully get it right this time

Got more Mobil 3309 ATF, OEM Toyota Filter, OEM Toyota Cork/Rubber pan gasket, OEM Toyota drain plug/crush washer, and a bottle of LG Platinum

This time, I'm thinking Permatex #2 sealer, since I don't have 24 hours for Ultra Gray/Black, and I had good luck with it on the Escort's thermostat housing

Now that I've got a service manual and torque specs for the whole car (now I can do drive belts!), I've been informed of my possible leak path

Three Bond 2430???

[censored] IS THAT?

Google turns up people asking the same question as me

Is it a thread sealant? Is it a thread locker? Is it both?

Whatever it is, you can't get it anymore, it doesn't exist, Toyota doesn't have it, and there's no successor

Now the only similar product I've been able to find (locally for the planned job today) is Permatex High Temp Thread Sealant

https://www.amazon.com/Permatex-59214-Te...=thread+sealant

Do we think this is suitable?

Can the experts give guidance?



Thank You

 

[JHZR2]

Google is your friend... The Google machine is not hard to use...

http://www.threebond.com/technical/technicalnews/pdf/tech64.pdf

http://www.bradleygroupcoatings.com/spec_detail.php?spec_id=198

https://www.ndindustries.com/resources/competitor-crossover/

It's a reactive thread locker.

 

[Trav]

I would use Permatex blue thread locker on the bolts and high tack on the gaskets. Clean the bolts and threads with brake cleaner before putting the thread locker on them. It wont leak guaranteed, I use these all the time and never had a leak.

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/permatex-high-tack-gasket-sealant-4-oz-80062/89016795-P

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/perma...chTerm=permatex

 

[JTK]

Yep, nice thing with Permatex blue is, you'll be able to get the bolts back out if/when you need to.

 

[Merkava_4]

That Permatex #2 works very well on cork gaskets. Lay the gasket on a newspaper and slather on the #2. Place that side onto the trans pan and then slather the other side of the gasket while it's on the pan. If you can see any cork through the #2, then that means you haven't put enough on. It's like frosting a cake.

 

[nthach]

I've never used threadlocker/sealant on trans pan bolts. Small amounts of Permatex High-Tack, Gasgacinch or even weatherstripping glue works to hold the gasket in place - I don't like to slather the stuff on.