thanks Jeff Curtis - I conquered the tranny filler plug!
01-27-2005, 01:15 AM
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thanks Jeff Curtis - I conquered the tranny filler plug!
Tonight I tackled the tranny plug from *%$$. And I won!!
Using Jeff's advice, I used my trusty el-cheapo grinder from Home Depot and ground a slot in the filler plug, then used a cold chisel and a hammer and beat the heck out of the thing. After almost giving up for the night due to lack of strength (ate Burger King today and felt sluggish ever since
) I gave it about 10 more smacks and it started to turn! Excellent!
So, thanks Jeff - your suggestion saved me from breaking out the welder and making a mess, which was my next step! Thanks buddy!
Using Jeff's advice, I used my trusty el-cheapo grinder from Home Depot and ground a slot in the filler plug, then used a cold chisel and a hammer and beat the heck out of the thing. After almost giving up for the night due to lack of strength (ate Burger King today and felt sluggish ever since
) I gave it about 10 more smacks and it started to turn! Excellent!So, thanks Jeff - your suggestion saved me from breaking out the welder and making a mess, which was my next step! Thanks buddy!
01-27-2005, 01:25 AM
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Yaaahh!! Now you can hold the new one next to the old one and say........See what happens when you F@$% WITH ME!!! Then beat the living crap out of the old one with the 10 pound sledge, for giving everybody a hard time. AHHH, feels good don't it?
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01-27-2005, 12:53 PM
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Oh yeah - sometimes you have to show these inanimate objects who's boss....even if it just for your own satisfaction! 
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01-27-2005, 03:51 PM
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Springer it's not how the oil looked, but the piece of mind!
The oil actually didn't look that bad!!! I was expecting tar to come out of the case! There was a significant amount of "fuzz" on the magnetic drain plug, but the oil still had a slight clear/transparent element to it. It was dirty - not totally clear, but not as bad as some tranny cases I've seen and due to the fuzz, I was glad to change it...
The front differential on the other hand must have just been changed - or it's not hooked up to the driveshaft!!! The oil was perfectly clear! But there was some fuzz on the plug of that one, too.
Now I can rest easy knowing all fluids are new!
The oil actually didn't look that bad!!! I was expecting tar to come out of the case! There was a significant amount of "fuzz" on the magnetic drain plug, but the oil still had a slight clear/transparent element to it. It was dirty - not totally clear, but not as bad as some tranny cases I've seen and due to the fuzz, I was glad to change it...
The front differential on the other hand must have just been changed - or it's not hooked up to the driveshaft!!! The oil was perfectly clear! But there was some fuzz on the plug of that one, too.
Now I can rest easy knowing all fluids are new!
01-27-2005, 05:09 PM
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A little fuzz is normal, due to break in, and wear. It's pieces of bronze and metal bits you need to look out for. When I drain my fluids, periodically I'll use a paint strainer to check for chunks. Whatever can pass through that, I don't typically worry about.
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01-27-2005, 07:13 PM
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Good to hear you got it figured out Garrett...as you may have surmised, I've "been there, done that...HATED IT!!" 
As a good rule of thumb, I always tell people to make sure the FILL plug comes out prior to draining the trans. - wonder how I figured THAT out??
As a good rule of thumb, I always tell people to make sure the FILL plug comes out prior to draining the trans. - wonder how I figured THAT out??