Missing transmission pan magnets

[awmccready]

Does anyone have an official Toyota manual with a picture of where the 2 magnets go?

(No offense, but I would rather not guess, if I don't have to.)

My Camry's (1997 LE 4 cylinder automatic) magnets were missing 1.5 years after AAMCO rebuilt the transmission (no transmission fluid changes since then). When I called the Toyota dealer to get replacement magnets (parts store didn't carry them), the parts department said while some Camrys may have 3 magnets, his records only showed 2 for mine at about $7.50 each. He was adamant about it. So, I ordered 2.

Unfortunately, the parts department also said they had no diagram showing where to place the 2 magnets and there are no marks on the pan either. My Haynes manual shows 3 magnets.

[toyomoho]

When holding the drain hole closest to you and pan right side up:

Use the bolts on the flange as referance.

Left mag is about 1 bolt hole down and 1 /3/4 to the right.

Right mag is 1 1/2 down and in line with the hole in the corner of the pan.

The manual states there are indentations but have never seen them.

[toyomoho]

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[awmccready]

When I picked up the magnets at the parts Dept of the Toyota dealer let me look through their shop manuals where I found a picture that agrees with both of the above replies.

Thanks.