Karma comes is a yin and a yang.. or something like that. At least so seems to be the case with me at the present time. I tried to open the M47 tranny's fill plug a while back and all I could manage was to turn the 12mm hex boss into a 10mm round stud. Damn...
So I ordered a pair of new plugs and sealing washers from Volvo (the drain seemed almost as tight so I quit before damaging it). They arrived early in the week, so yesterday I jacked up the car and went to work, and all i could manage was to make a bigger mess of it with no progress. Since the drain and fill plugs are semi-hollow on the inside end where the magnet is mounted (at least the replacement parts are) I have not wanted to try any drilling tricks because if that magnet drops into the case I have a tranny rebuild on my hands and I don't want that. So later this week I will probably buy (or rent?) an Oxy Acetylene torch outfit and try welding on a nut or a lever arm sort-of-thing to get the plug(s) out. There is a good welding shop in town that does small jobs as well as production work. They welded up the steering column for the Ford when i converted to disc front diff. Maybe I will just let them do it if they have a lift.
Ahh, but the Subject states "Transmission_S_" you say? Indeed it does. The washing machine quit this week and what I was hoping was just a failed motor rubber coupling was a dead transmission to the tune of about $150. At least it's a Whirlpool and amazingly easy to work on... As i remember it took three tools to get the tranny completely removed from the machine. Maybe Whirlpool instead of Ford should have bought Volvo. ;-)
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