Just a thought -
Would putting some anti-sieze on the plug threads before you put it back
in to help avoid that happening again?

Todd
'88 Westy

Thomas D. Hanlon wrote:

>Thanks to Daryl, Todd, Terry, Ed, Rick, and "Whiskey" for suggestions.
>
>With the transmission out of the vehicle, I removed the plugs by
>application, three times, of 10-seconds of propane torch flame to
>aluminum areas around the steel plugs, and by the rather easy loosenings
>of the plugs with a short, appxroximately 2", - 17 MM,  transmission
>"male" tool on a socket wrench.
>
>Caveats: be very sparing of the flame on the aluminum. It heats very
>quickly.
>
>Tom Hanlon
>Palm Springs, CA
>84 Westfalia
>