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Subject:Re: gear oil fill bolt in tranny?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Tue, 7 Mar 2006 22:42:58 -0600

BTW, always be sure the fill plug is loose before removing the drain
plug. Could prove embaressing if you drain the tranny, then can't fill
it again.

It's been done that way more than once!

Regards,

John Rodgers

Wil Haslup wrote:

> In the course of my recent investigations I thought I should check the
> gear oil level in my manual transmission.  After finding the fill I
> noted it requires a large six point allen wrench....probably 12-14mm.
>
> Does anyone know the precise size of this beast?  I've got to buy one
> and have no way of sizing it for purchase.
>
>
> --
>
> Wil
>
> "Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to
> point B very fast while other people dash from point B to point A very
> fast. People living at point C, being a point directly in between, are
> often given to wonder what's so great about point A that so many people
> from point B are so keen to get there and what's so great about point B
> that so many people from point A are so keen to get THERE. They often
> wish that people would just once and for all work out where the hell
> they wanted to be."
> -- Douglas Adams
>
>

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