On 2 Mar 2004 11:30:26 -0800, (Don) wrote:

I know that it is best to use the drain plug, but there are times I
hate crawling on the floor or sometimes it rains or in the winter it
is very cold.

I saw at sears an air operated oil extractor that has a ridgid
dipstick tube. It can also remove transmission fluid without taking
off the pan.

Using this method on the trans before pulling off the pan would make
the pan removal a lot easier and less messy....