Thanks Richard:
Mark's post ....

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The stock filler plug on all Vanagon manual trannys is a sometimes PITA
17mm allen head. I have found a replacement filler plug that uses a hex
17mm wrench, like any ordinary bolt. This filler plug lets you access
the filler hole more easily since a simple open end wrench fits up in
there without any interference with the shift linkage. This filler plug
is a BMW part. It costs about $4, or at least it did last week. If you
own one of the new "gear wrench" type tools in 17mm you will really like
this new plug. I have purchased the same basic plug under 2 different
BMW numbers.

BMW part#  23117 527 440

also  superseded  by:
BMW part# 23117 510 100

These plugs are not suitable as drain plugs since they don't have the
magnet that the VW drain plug has.

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Richard A Jones <jones@colorado.edu> wrote:

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> > I thought it was very well known that one *always* makes sure they can
> get
> > the filler plug out before draining a trans or differential .
>
> Mark Drillock discovered a long time ago that there was a BMW
> fill plug that looked like a hex bolt--instead of taking
> an allen wrench. I'm assuming the front diff and rear
> tranny use the same fill plug. I've replaced the tranny
> plugs with these on my Vanagons; guess the front diff plug
> is next.
>
> On the Vanagon list, search for Mark's post of 21 April 2005
> with a subject of "Tranny filler plug- improved replacement"
> if you are interested.
>
> Richard
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