changing gear oil

Jan

I believe the term you are looking for is "Allen Wrench".

Or - I think - some people call them a Hex Key.

Rich

Red Bug wrote:

Oh yeah ...

You can double nut a 17mm bolt and use that :-)

Rich

tricky wrote:

Hey, I like that idea! Slick! Cheap! (like me)

Yep. I bought one and I never used it to avoid turning my garage into a mess. A professional guy changed the oil for 5 euros.

Joao

Roger,

Bob Hoover recommends removing the fill plug before loosening the drain plugs, just to make sure you will be able to refill the gearbox. Good advice, I say.

Al Adams

I ended up triple nutting, but it was still stuck solid, no access to welder to make the nutst more secure (!!), so ended up buying the thing. Got loveley warm gear oil down my arm. Nice. James

Like Jan once siad - once you have a welder, you feel you can achieve anything !

Soooo true :-)

Rich

Juper Wort wrote:

Hey great ideas all,

...using a double nut 17mm, loosen the fill plug first.... That's what i call usefull advise. The term allen wrench came across this NG many times but i never knew what it was.... until now (altavista could not cover that one)

Thanks all!

Roger

It's talked about on this site:

Hey, it's even a VW site... and he's actually talking about the drain and fill plugs on the tranny... How appropriate!

Time to drop altavista (total crap) for Google if you actually want to find anything!

Next time - dont be shy - just ask !

I did when I wanted to know what a redneck was :-)

nobody minds. Thats what we do on ramva isnt it ?

Rich .

For this NG i use Outlook Express to visit, i use google indeed... to search i used this link to translate.

Thanx for all the help Roger