tranny dip stick hard to get out

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 01-23-2007, 02:17 PM

Does anyone have this problem ? Dip stick is an sob to get out. Is ther some trick to unlock it ? I have to get some pliers a hold of it to get it out. Once I get it started it comes out easy. Also should the stick be flat all the way down or have a twist in it toward the base ?

**9t8z28** · 01-23-2007, 03:30 PM

Are you releasing the handle first?
Sometimes they are a SOB to get out. Probly normal.

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 01-23-2007, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by 9t8z28

Are you releasing the handle first?
Sometimes they are a SOB to get out. Probly normal.

yes i unlock it but it wont pull out until i get it going with pliers

**9t8z28** · 01-23-2007, 03:39 PM

Try putting it in upside down.

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 01-23-2007, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by 9t8z28

Try putting it in upside down.

ok i will....should the stick be flat all the way down ?

**9t8z28** · 01-23-2007, 03:43 PM

Sometimes you gotta turn em sometimes you don't. Not sure unless I tried it.

**0rion** · 01-26-2007, 02:18 PM

I have this same problem. Just hit it with a small amount of wd-40 and it'll come right out. Mines been a pain to get out since day one. Now I don't even try it without hitting it with wd40 first.

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 01-26-2007, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by 0rion

I have this same problem. Just hit it with a small amount of wd-40 and it'll come right out. Mines been a pain to get out since day one. Now I don't even try it without hitting it with wd40 first.

ok worth a try...hey your stick is it flat all the way down or does it have a twist in it towards the bottom ? trying to figure out if i bent mine

**0rion** · 01-26-2007, 03:05 PM

It's been a while since I had it out but I'm 99.99999999% sure that it twists also.

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 01-26-2007, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by 0rion

It's been a while since I had it out but I'm 99.99999999% sure that it twists also.

oops thought i had bent mine so i straightned ot out lol

**Y2KPewterSS** · 01-26-2007, 04:50 PM

They have always been difficult to remove. Its possible that the tube is putting it in a bind and might need to be moved around some. That has helped me a few times in the past to get the dipstick out easier.

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 01-26-2007, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Y2KPewterSS

They have always been difficult to remove. Its possible that the tube is putting it in a bind and might need to be moved around some. That has helped me a few times in the past to get the dipstick out easier.

does your stick have a twist in it ?