I took mine off. The tranny had almost 300K (kilometers).

You must make sure you work with clean hands/tools.

My filter (original) was almost perfect. I put on a new one from the kit anyway.

The magnet has a bit of particles to it, I took it off and cleaned everything up. Make sure to put the magnet in the same place o nthe pan.

All in all there really was no need for me to remove it, buit it was worthwile, I cleaned the magnet, assuerd a clean filter, and got a fresh gasket for the pan.

Of course yu should still flush from the lines, otherwise you;ll miss a large amount of fluid.

Be safe, stands, good jacks, and a car on a flat surface. Not worth the risk, never.

Greg Mustang
Montreal
Canada

I did a fluid and filter change on the last 1990 I bought. IMHO the filter was starting to get clogged and I'm glad I did it. It probably never had a fluid change and was definetely due for a filter. In comparison my 1990 that I purchased new and did numerous fluid changes on never had a filter that had any noticable clogging and I always felt like I was changing it for nothing. Spray that filler tube with PB blaster for awhile first as to much pressure can cause it to snap.

I would just drain it after its warm from driving and use Castrol.

One reason for those not working under a lift - the filler tube can be a bear to loosen. Other reason is nothing normal is retained by the screen so a flush does the majority of the cleaning. But you already have a screen and gasket, so you want to do it anyway.