please recommend a transmission dipstick that isn’t junk.

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Th350.

The dipstick that came with my truck when I got it was most likely a Mr. gasket

i’ve tried several different size O-rings. I’ve tried buying two different top hat seals. Nothing fits, or nothing works.

I put the calipers on the dipstick tube opening on the transmission and it’s roughly 3/4 of an inch. If anybody could recommend a forever dipstick tube and/or the seals that go with it, it would be much appreciated. I’m tired of messing around with it.
 

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I just ordered a Pioneer brand dipstick tube for my V3500. I get it Monday. I am hoping it fits well. My original one the bracket is missing. If it does not fit right I will try and make a bracket and weld it on.

I will let you know how it fits.

Around here Junk Yards are a thing of the past. They are all used parts yards and they dismantle vehicles and put parts on a shelf. Good luck finding stuff like dipstick tubes and small items. Most of their vehicles are new to maybe 15 years old. The older stuff the just crush and scrap.
 

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I just ordered a Pioneer brand dipstick tube for my V3500. I get it Monday. I am hoping it fits well. My original one the bracket is missing. If it does not fit right I will try and make a bracket and weld it on.

I will let you know how it fits.

Around here Junk Yards are a thing of the past. They are all used parts yards and they dismantle vehicles and put parts on a shelf. Good luck finding stuff like dipstick tubes and small items. Most of their vehicles are new to maybe 15 years old. The older stuff the just crush and scrap.
I wish some of your local junk yards were present here in Vegas...All of our pick-a-parts have old stuff from the 70s, 80s and 90s plus early 00's...Anything after 2010 is largely non-existent in local pick yards...Would love to have access to later model vehicles for the transmissions...
 

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Go to the junkard and buy a good used OEM one out of a TH350 for $5-$10.
Great idea. But I just don’t have time. On the road six days a week right now. Every now and then I stop when I see a truck in a field, but that’s about it. I’ll try looking at some online salvage.
 

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Lokar is some of the best stuff I’ve used, using both oil and trannny sticks on my 572
 

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Oh throttle cable too !
 

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I like the ones that break in half and get stuck in the tube
That happened on my 4RUNNER. Right before a road trip...

Fortunately it was easy to get out, and the top half latches down so it stayed sealed.
 

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They are easy to get out but happens at the worst time
 

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