Striped gearbox drain plug hole!

roccotune said:

Well it's done!

Decided that a bridge wasn't going to cut it so I went the whole hog.


First I dropped the subframe for access

Then I drilled it with an 18mm drill to enlarge the hole

Next I got an m20x1.5 tap and re threaded the hole (took a bit of time as I should have used an 18.5mm drill but who has one of those!)

Finished off with a new sump plug and washer.

Filled up with oil and off we go! (May drain the oil again in the future to make sure no filings but did run a fair bit through before anyway)

Job done, total time hours and hours!!!

Be careful with those sump plugs lads

and the gloves helped....

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roccotune said:

Well it's done!

Decided that a bridge wasn't going to cut it so I went the whole hog.


First I dropped the subframe for access

Then I drilled it with an 18mm drill to enlarge the hole

Next I got an m20x1.5 tap and re threaded the hole (took a bit of time as I should have used an 18.5mm drill but who has one of those!)

Finished off with a new sump plug and washer.

Filled up with oil and off we go! (May drain the oil again in the future to make sure no filings but did run a fair bit through before anyway)

Job done, total time hours and hours!!!

Be careful with those sump plugs lads

and the gloves helped....

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jedi said:

Good work mate......Glad im not the only one thats covered in cuts and oil on a weekend.......Will it ever end.......Just glad its not winter.......Im trying to get all the jobs done on our cars befor then.......This years being a nightmare....If its not one its another....

Still chin up!!...Plod on!!

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Irishrover said:

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Well done !!! :clap2::clap2::clap2:

Not one of the easiest jobs to do especially when drilling a hole that size and trying to keep it level. Tapping "Ally" isn't too bad because it's not hard like steel.

Pleased you are sorted and hope you have not tightened the drain plug to the usual 500 + ft.lbs. !!!

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roccotune said:

Thanks mate, I'm sure glad it's done!

Plug just 450 ft ibs the time

Actually I just did it till it was 'home' and it went in nice and snug. Should last the life of the car now.

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