Replacing transmission heat exchange pipes
 

It appears mine are ripe for a replacement so I have been preparing the task. I know the special tool for removing those will be handy, and before embarking on this job I wanted to check if anyone did it themselves in the past and is willing to share a tip or two? Any particular place I should order these from?
I also suspect that when removing them it is impossible to avoid draining the transmission oil. I have been reading about it and it is making me a bit nervous. I guess I could either put back the old transmission fluid or refill with a new one and hope for the best. :-/ Considering the leak I will probably have to add some so it is probably not a choice at all. Car has around 110k miles on it.

Thanks!

I've just ordered mine here:
http://www.amazon.com/Assenmacher-AS.../dp/B002UBO1WA
I've done number of similar jobs in the past and best I can advise is to have ready set of generic rubber plugs and caps. Measure the best you can which one to use and have them ready when disconnecting the lines. I will say I've mostly done steering and I wasn't concerned about fluid loss as I wanted to exchange as much as possible.
If you want, I don't mind purchasing another one and ship it you at cost.

Follow the procedure for refilling/adding transmission fluid back into the transmission and you should be find. And buy the right type of fluid from the dealer for your trans.

Thanks for the offer, I got a friend with a subscription to the forwarding service so he can order it for me. Should I consider dropping the pan and clean it before replacing the fluid?

If you are going to drop the pan, you might as well change the filter also.

That goes without saying. :)