I use a light schmear of fresh wheel bearing grease on the mating surface of the pan itself, just enough to hold the gasket in place to it during assembly. It doesn't act as a sealant, just an aid to assembly when you're under the car. Never had a problem doing so. I'm sure many careful folks have used sealant over the years without a problem, but an ol' tranny guy warned me years ago about using a sealant on the pan gasket. Any lump of dried sealant getting into the transmission might cause havoc later on, and won't dissolve and dissipate like a minuscule amount of new grease will. John Spiers Lake Worth, Florida --- On Thu, 9/17/09, Dave Schwandt <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Dave Schwandt <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [Chrysler300] tranny pan gskt dry or w/sealant?? To: "list server" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 1:33 PM Ready to put trans pan back on soon as my gasket shows up. Put it on dry??.....or use min-thin coating of Permatex??? What say you fella's Dave Schwandt [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/