Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:10:58 -0700
Reply-To: Shawn Wright <swright@SLS.BC.CA>
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From: Shawn Wright <swright@SLS.BC.CA>
Subject: Re: Help! Stripped trans oil filler plug!
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On 15 Apr 2001, at 18:06, Joel Walker wrote:
> > 1. Drop the tranny so I can use even more brute force on the
> (*#&$(#$
> > plug, perhaps destroying the entire newly rebuilt tranny in the
> process.
>
> out of curiosity, how would that destroy the tranny? all it means is
> that you'd have a lot of extra work ... but you'd gain a lot of easier
> access to the plug.
Well, I figured if I'd buggered it up this much already, chances are I'd
do something even worse if I could get a real big hammer on it...
> > 2. Find some other orifice through which I can pour my 3 litres of
> > Amsoil synthetic, and try to forget about the horribly mangled plug,
> as I
> > should never have to drain it again.
>
> no other hole that i know of. :( the only way i know of to get it out
> is to drill two holes into the plug, across from each other (and NOT
> all the way through the plug! don't want metal shavings inside the
> tranny), and put steel pins in the holes, then put a steel bar between
> the pins and use that to rotate the plug. not easy at all, especially
> with the tranny in the bus ... access is very limited under there.
So the shift selector shaft cover (with the reverse light wires on it) won't
do the trick? It appears that it might from the Bentley, as it looks as if
the shaft will pull right out through the side. I'm afraid of pulling the
shaft unless I know it'll go back in though...
> i know it's a stupid suggestion at this point, but are you sure you
> were turning the plug in the right direction? i really mangled an oil
> filter once that way ... cause i was turning it the wrong direction.
> just one of those days, i guess. :(
Well, I was turning counter clockwise, same as the drain plug. What
really pisses me off is why this thing is so damned tight - the book calls
for 14 ft-lb! I expect Autospiel would have done it, since they had it
apart last.
I could try drilling holes, but I'm doubtful I could get enough leverage on
two small pins - I had a two foot bar on the 17mm socket before it
finally destroyed the hex pattern.
If I can't find out about the shaft from the list, maybe I'll call Autospiel
and see what they say about pouring oil in the selector shaft hole...
Shawn Wright, I.T. Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
swright@SLS.bc.ca
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
http://www.sls.bc.ca
