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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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While changing my tranny fluid and filter I noticed there was no magnet in the pan.

10.7 pound pull force! Too much?

http://www.rare-earth-magnets.com/detail.aspx?ID=73
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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Lol I'd be afraid it would pull out things it shouldn't
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Originally Posted by jr's3800
Ever thought about sticking them on the bottom of the outside of the pan?
That is where I would put them. on the outside of the pan.
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If you wanted to play it safe....REALLY safe...

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/1309
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Originally Posted by fuelforthesoul1999
If you wanted to play it safe....REALLY safe...

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/1309
i want to buy that just for the coolness factor
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Originally Posted by corvettecrazy
Originally Posted by jr's3800
Ever thought about sticking them on the bottom of the outside of the pan?
That is where I would put them. on the outside of the pan.
Yep, that is where I plan on putting them. The pan isn't coming off again until the tranny goes in a few months

EDIT: I think I will go ahead and order the pack of 5 one-inch magnets. Or maybe I should get some smaller ones to be safe?

I want them strong so they don't fall off the pan. They are very strong, so I probably will only need one on the pan.
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After some more searching I think I'll go with a couple of these.
http://www.rare-earth-magnets.com/detail.aspx?ID=90

There'* 25 in a pack, so if anyone wants any I can send some to you.
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Found some other good info. For some reason, the pull force of the 1" magnet I posted, compared to the same size magnet on another site is massively different.

10.79lb vs. 60+ lbs. I don't know why there'* such a difference

Pull Force - The force required to pull a magnet free from a flat steel plate using force perpendicular to the surface. The limit of the holding power of a magnet.
EDIT: I'm really interested in these magnets. And I think they'd work really well on the trans pans as they will hold to steel like glue and pull all the metallic particles out of the fluid. After I get them on the pan I'm going to test and see just how much stuff these pull out of the fluid and take a few pics.
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