I had a drain plug so tight I had to use a small pipe wrench on the external
threads to get it loose.
If you can get the fill plug out you can drain the tranny with a hand pump
and refill from there.
You just need to get the rear of the Van up about 2 feet higher than the
front and you can get a complete drain when you pump out the old fluid.

Stan Wilder
High Performance Ceramic Coatings
www.engineceramics.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Paul Guzyk
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 2:44 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: 17mm Transmission drain tool in Vancouver?

I want to change the tranny oil on my 4 speed 84 Westy.

The 17mm allen head drain plug (and filler plug) are really tight.  I
tried a 17mm bolt with double nuts but it wouldn't work.

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