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| drewvw |
 Apr 3 2006, 04:52 PM
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new england car guy  Group: Members Posts: 1,631 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 5,630 Region Association: North East States  |
I went to change my tranny fluid today and found that my drain plug is rounded out pretty good. Fill plug is fine, and I was happy to find she was at least filled with oil. Questions: 1) Whats the best way to get this thing out of there? I don't have a welder. Can I JB Weld a hex bolt in there and break it free? Looks like it hasn't moved in decades. 2) I took out that plug on the bottom (the one with the spring and ball bearing) in an attempt to get it to drain. Went back in fine...did I screw anything up by taking it out?? Thanks in advance... drew |
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| lapuwali |
Apr 3 2006, 05:02 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
The spring and ball bearing bit has quite a few parts up in there, all are the detent balls for locking the car in each gear. So, if you can still shift it from one gear to the next, and it stays in gear, you reassembled it correctly. The Haynes manual shows a drawing with the correct order.
As for the plug, you could just get a fluid pump, stuff it down the filler hole, and pump the old fluid out. This will at least get the oil changed. |
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drewvw tranny drain plug stripped Apr 3 2006, 04:52 PM
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I... Apr 3 2006, 09:46 PM Aaron Cox Apr 3 2006, 09:47 PM SLITS I used a chisel and BFH...it came out.....I put th... Apr 3 2006, 09:50 PM Dr Evil ... Apr 3 2006, 10:14 PM Cap'n Krusty Why change the oil at all? It doesn't wear ou... Apr 3 2006, 10:29 PM Dr Evil Don e it many times with a propane torch. Never a ... Apr 3 2006, 10:31 PM bd1308 so you CAN torch a mag case?
cant weld it though.... Apr 3 2006, 11:04 PM Tobra Apr 4 2006, 12:18 AM Porcharu Apr 4 2006, 12:40 AM drewvw The tranny isn't making any horrible sounds, b... Apr 4 2006, 09:39 AM Cap'n Krusty Apr 4 2006, 09:48 AM Mueller the cap'n is correct.....many manufactures of ... Apr 4 2006, 10:28 AM Tobra As I said in my original post, regardless of facto... Apr 4 2006, 04:22 PM bondo It also fills with brass and molybdenum bits which... Apr 4 2006, 05:39 PM SLITS Synthetic leaks out faster........ ... Apr 4 2006, 06:47 PM drewvw Apr 4 2006, 07:52 PM bd1308 Apr 4 2006, 08:15 PM drewvw Noted. This is an ongoing argument I've had w... Apr 4 2006, 08:18 PM bd1308 Apr 4 2006, 08:21 PM drewvw Yeah but I've driven old european cars with lo... Apr 4 2006, 08:25 PM bd1308 I recall someone saying it was in the manual...and... Apr 4 2006, 08:28 PM TimT 
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