[Mgs] Trans drain plug leak

[Barney Gaylord]

At 02:53 PM 1/18/2009 -0800, Matthew Milkevitch wrote:
>....
>.... I've noticed that my trans (4 sp ) has pretty much always 
>leaked from the drain plug.  The design of the plug does not allow 
>for any gasket. ....

It has a tapered pipe thread with no gasket.  The slightest bit of 
dirt in the threads will cause it to leak.  Wrap a turn and a half of 
PTFE (Teflon) pipe tape around the threads on the plug before 
installation.  If it still leaks then, the threads would have to be 
seriously buggered.