You can remove the drain plug without dropping the skid plate. I use
a 17mm allen "socket" that I fit into the drain plug and turn with a
17mm open end wrench. It's a pain in the butt, but doable...

-MM

>From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
>Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: draining
>Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:53:04 -0700
>
>The rear skid plate has to be removed when servicing the
transmission.
>Word to the wise - wash your van's underside before you start to
remove the
>skid plate as you will be amazed at how much dirt is in there!
>
>At 12:15 26/04/1999 -0500, Joel Shortlidge wrote:
>>    How do you guys get to the filler plug on the trany?  A even
better
>>question is how you get to the drain plug???????????  I can't get
>>anything past the skid plate!
>>
>>Joel
>>'87 Syncro
>>
>>
>
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