Fixing a Slack Transmission Dipstick.

The dipstick for my car's transmission is so slack it jumps out of its place when I crank the engine. I don't want to lose the dipstick driving on bumpy roads and also I don't want contaminants to enter the transmission.

Read on for how I fixed this issue.

I needed a means to fill the gap between the rubber bung of the dipstick and the transmission. Heat shrink tubing is what I needed.

I cut a short length of heat shrink tubing and slipped it over the rubber bung.

The tubing needs heat to shrink and my hot air gun will provide that.

Here is the tubing all shrunk onto the rubber bung.

Now the dipstick is nice and secure. Hooray.