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1. oil drain plug won't seat (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 22:27:36 +0600
Hello the camp I just drained the oil from my GT6's gearbox, and now the drain plug won't go in all the way. The male & female threads appear clean and undamaged, and for all I know it wasn't fully s
/html/triumphs/1999-10/msg00323.html (7,100 bytes)

2. Re: oil drain plug won't seat (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: 07 Oct 99 18:33:11 +1200
If it is anything like the Triamph 2500 TC gearbox on my mate's car, then it is a tapered thread. It seals because the plug tapers and jams in the hole. It looks like 1/4 BSP to my untrained eye. --
/html/triumphs/1999-10/msg00331.html (7,078 bytes)

3. Re: oil drain plug won't seat (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 06:13:44 -0500
My Spitfire's transmission drain plug doesn't quite go all the way in, either. Same with the engine sump drain plug. A couple of threads still show, but it's as leakproof as it's going to get. Dan *
/html/triumphs/1999-10/msg00332.html (7,755 bytes)

4. Re: oil drain plug won't seat (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 09:53:23 -0400
Many thanks to all who responded. The universal consensus is that I shouldn't worry about it, it's normal for the drain plug to seat a little "proud" of the case; and if it does seep a little, some t
/html/triumphs/1999-10/msg00338.html (7,095 bytes)

5. Re: oil drain plug won't seat (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 07:03:37 -0700 (PDT)
Actually, I've had the same problem with the diff on my TR4A ... originally it was almost flush, but after draining 30-something gear lube I can't get it closer that about 3-4 threads short of flush.
/html/triumphs/1999-10/msg00339.html (7,224 bytes)

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