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Subject:Re: allen wrench for gear oil change
From:Lawrence Johnson
Date:Sun, 14 Jan 2001 05:43:52 -0500

Paul Gilland wrote:

> I went out and bought a 17 mm allen wrench, and although it is the
> proper diameter, the wrench is too physically large to fit t he drain
> plug because the (stock) 'exhaust pipes are too close.

Paul, I took my dremel tool and cut a 3/4 inch long piece of the end of the
allen wrench. This stub piece worked perfectly with a 17 mm box end wrench.
-Larry