Glad to see the repeat problem seems solved (over 250 posts
Friday evening, mostly all repeats and earlier posts).
Anyway, have the TR6 up on four stands and doing some underside
work. Decided to change the transmission oil (haven't done this
since I have owned the car and who knows when last done) since
I have the car up and level. The drain plug unscrewed with a bit
of a tug (didn't drain oil until I checked status of filer plug).
You guessed it, can't budge the filler plug. Since it is on the
side of the transmission housing, it is very awkward to get to.
I used a 7/16" open end wrench but is starting to round the four
edges of the plug. The 7/16" closed end won't fit over the plug
since it seems to tapper (larger) off as it changes to the treads.
The 1/2" is too large. I soaked, as best can do, in WD 40 and tried
using a vise lock, but to no avail. I did get a 7/16" and 1/2"
offset box wrench, but as noted above, the 7/16th won't fit
down far enough and the 1/2" is too big.
Any thoughts. If this is metric, what size wrench (type) would I
need.
Thanks,
Scott Suhring
Elizabethtown, PA
"70 TR6
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