Yup it is a do it yourselfer for sure!! First off is get a large pan that will hold at least 12 to 15 quarts. I am assuming you know how to get your car in the air and be able to fit under it Next remove all the pan bolts but two at opposing corners. As you loosen the pan bolts fluid will most likely start leaking out so you should start with the farthest from you so you don't get your hands & arms full of fluid. When you get all out but two back off the lowest of the two about 3/4 of the way, then with a screwdriver pry the pan loose from the tranny and let it drain. When it's about done pull the loose bolt and let the pan rest on the last one. Now slowly loosen the last bolt until the pan is free and let drain. Now pull the filter and scrape the old gasket from the flange of the tranny and the pan. Drain your converter! 80% of the fluid is in it. Pull the inspection cover >From front of tranny and turn engine over by hand till you see the drain Plug, remove it, go get a cold one, and let it drain. You will probably Finish before it will! (-; You will get about 6 + qt's out of it. Reinstall Plug, filter, gasket & pan. Fill with 4 qt's only and start. Then add the rest of the fluid Engine running. If you attempt to fill it all the way before starting it Will spit most of it on the ground when you do start it!! Also if someone Has over torqued the pan bolts and bowed the flange inward around the bolt Holes now is the time to fix it. Take the pan and a piece of two by four and Rest the flange on the edge of the two by four and with a hammer tap the Area around each hole till it is flat like the surrounding flange. If you Are comfortable with it, now is a great time to adjust your bands! What Say You? If you take the time and Adjust the bands by torqueing and backing off you will Find your self very Close to what you get doing it by sight. You have two Adjustments one kind Of hard to get at on the outside by the linkage and one on The inside back Of the pan. Loosen the lock nut, back it off about 4 or 5 turns and tighten The center stud down snug till no play at front servo and back it off till You get about 1/4 in gap between the lever and the servo. Hold the center Stud in place and tighten the locknut. The reason to hold it from turning is To keep your adjustment. The easy one is the inside one after filter removal Follow the same procedures as the front adjuster arm and wola you got it!! PS: don't get to upset if you find some metal in the pan that is normal. (AAmco will try and tell you it's transmission time, BS!) Also a lot of Torqueflite's have a round magnet like a doughnut stuck to the pan make sure You clean it & the pan as well as you can with any solvent! Also start all Of your pan bolts, then snug them and lastly tighten them but not to tight That the gasket swells out of the sides! And when your dropping the pan Remove the bolts from three corners of the pan and leave one corner tight. Pry the pan gently from the opposite corner that is tight with a big pan 12 Qt + under it. Your going to get about 4 quarts or more gushing out from the Pan. Go slow and let it drain slow and you wont have any big mess to clean Up! Be sure to make sure the pan is flat all the way around the flange and Not bowed at the bolt holes because it will leak if left as is. Previously I Explained how to straighten it with a 2 by 4 and hammer. One last thing You might want to do is make sure your kickdown linkage is adjusted Correctly. Have someone floor the car (Not Running) and see if the kickdown Linkage travels all the way as far as it will go to the rear. If it does not Adjust the threaded rod/rods till it does. Your car should shift 1>2 at About 25 and 2>3 at about 35 mph under normal acceleration. Any questions feel free to ask. Herb 1959 Coronet 326 Poly 1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361 1970 Challenger RT 440 1999 Durango SLT 5.9 2006 300-C Heritage 5.7 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1 St. Louis, MO. http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo42009.html Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you....Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. -------Original Message------- From: Douglas Sutherland Date: 4/8/2009 3:47:26 PM To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: new filter and gasket for 727 transmission is this a do-it-yourself job? any tips or tricks to make the job go faster or easier? Thanks! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. 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