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Automatic transmission magnet?
Topic Started: Mar 10 2014, 06:12 PM (667 Views)
DesmondGhostRider
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Sup?,

I poped my transmission on a rock. Its in a spot that I can easily patch with rtv on the inside and jbweld on the outside so no worries there.

What concerned me is theres a magnet that was just stuck to the bottom of the transmission insides. I have no idea what any of the stuff inside is or if it moves or what goes on with it, but it seemed weird that the magnet isnt glued down to the bottom of the transmission pan. Is it supposed to be just kinda magnetically stuck to the inside of the trans innards, or should I glue it to the pan, and what should I use to glue it? I thought JB weld would probably hold if I give it full dry time before reassembling.
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nickb803
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When I did my trans service it wasn't glued to the pan at all. Just stuck in there. Personally I'd pick a pan from the jy before I tried to glue/jb weld it.
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DesmondGhostRider
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I'm stranded at my mother in laws with no way to get to the junk yard. Jb weld held for a year before I parked it on my other geos transmission so I think that it will work pretty well. I'll grab a fresh pan next time I have some money and can get to the junk yard.
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aaronvincent
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Mr Mojo Risin'

That magnet just sits on the bottom of the transmission fluid pan and collects any stray particles of metal that come off the gears from time to time. A sort of "preventative measure" that keeps the fluid clean.
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DesmondGhostRider
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so it just stays on by magnetic force? Usually i find that the bolts have magnets on them, or theres a magnet bolted to the bottom of the pan on other cars Ive worked on. I'll just put it back the way it was.

thanks for the help!
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aaronvincent
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Mr Mojo Risin'

Yep, it just sticks on there by its own magnetic force.
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RONNIEREDLINE
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magnets supposedly never lose there force of sticking to steel, unless you break one, then you will have 2 that dont wear out.
magnets never lose there force of attraction to steal.
also
solid ice with no water on the oustside of it, will not conduct eletricity, if there is a small film of water it will conduct electric through the film of water on the outside.
reason is: the molecules of water have to be able to "move" to conduct electricity, if the water is frozen it isnt a liquid any more its a solid, so there fore wont conduct elctricity.
proven fact, i looked it up, astounded me for sure, but it must be a dry froxen ice, not with a film melting on the outside of it.
this is why power lines dont short out to easy, they arent conducting and raely have the icicles reach the earth for a ground.
just something interesting to say ! ! ! !
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