Fletcher

2-plugs on the end one to drain, one to fill. Snap on must make an allen socket that size? What is it, 17mm?

Fletch 84s blk

Jay Wellwood

I don't recall the allen head size off the top of my head right now....

But make sure you remove the fill plug FIRST.

Ed Ruiz

I think they are both 17mm. YMMV.

Incendier

Ed's right, and Jay is REALLY RIGHT!

James, a veteran of the "remove all 10 bolts of the rear cover to get the fill plug out" wars.

John..

I use a 17mm wheel bolt from an Audi, along with a vise grip to get mine out. It is quite easy and you don't have to chase the snap-on truck.

If your plugs are tight or haven't been removed in a while......then get the tool. I stripped one out of a 944 one time.........had to drop the box and destroy the old plug to get it out......they are light metal, so you don't want to strip them. When you put it back in, just snug it up. Most of them are stripped out after being overtightened.

Rocha928

Difintly make sure you can remove the top "fill" plug first. Regarding the allen wrench tool, apparently its a common VW tool. Picked one up several years ago at a parts store that carried VW parts.

TJQuill

Some apparently take a 10mm allen - my 86.5 did when I was under it to check just that about 15 minutes ago, and I have seen references on the email list to to others that take the 10mm. Not sure why the discrepancy. I'm fairly confident that mine are the original plugs.
Good luck, TJ

Randy V

You can pick up a 17mm allen head on a 1/2" drive socket at your local Tool Depot for about $20. As Rocha indicates, it is commonly available at shops that cater to VW's as well.

If yours takes a 10mm perhaps your differential was swapped for one that has higher gearing for faster off-the-line acceleration. Just a thought.

dr bob

My '89 with the slingshot differential (you know, the high-ratio one...) also has the 10mm plugs in it. My tool collection includes the vintage VW transaxle plug tool, looks like nothing more than a big allen wrench maybe 8" long. I also have a set or two of allens in my more current tool case. I do want to warn folks about using cheap allens in this case-- the 10mm well is pretty small compared to that big plug, and a plug that's a bit frozen might allow you to twist a cheapo tool before the plug comes loose. After that, it's a real chore to get the plug out, as even a new top-quatlity allen won't hold in a hole that's twisted. Moral-- Buy a good tool for the first go-around. Murphy says that the plug will come out easily with no problems if you have the right tool.


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