Date:         Sun, 29 Sep 2002 00:02:24 EDT
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From:         George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Syncro Tranny Drain
Comments: To: mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM
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In a message dated 9/28/02 4:21:02 PM, mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<< My skid plate sits 1/2" from the bottom-middle of the plug. Even if
I could get a hex wrench on it I'm not so sure it would be able to come out
due the proximity to the skid plate. I don't see access except by removing
the skid plate!! Is that it?>>

Don't worry, it will come out . . . once you crack it loose.  I used to use a
wrench I made dedicated for this job.  Now, I still use the wrench, but I
first drop the protection rails.  The time spent dropping the rails is more
than recovered by the ease of doing the job and cleaning up the mess.

<<Also, looks to me like some sort of pump with flexable hose to refill would
be the easiest? >>

You don't need a pump; you just need a hose long enough to snake to the
outside from the depths of the Underworld and some patience.

George