I guess I'm going to have to try the pipe wrench. I tried with vise grips
and it started chewing the plug some more. I think the next plan will be to
pop open the side plate and remove the filter. Since I'll need to clean it
anyway, I might be able to shoot some PB Blaster at the drain plug from there.
Two people told me the filter is metal. My Haynes manual says its felt and
just needs to be rinsed in petrol. Guess I should have read that before I
sent my message out.
Since it actually has been quite warm here in Montana, 60-70 degree
weather, I had to keep the car on the road. So I put the other drain plug
back in, filled the transmission back up with 20-50 Castrol. Winter is
bound to hit here pretty soon, no doubt before the end of the month. So
when the snow flies, I'll park the car back in my heated garage and attack
the drain plug again on the overdrive.
While on the same topic, where can I get this redline stuff? And which one
of their oils? I've seriously thought about using it in the tranny. Can I
get it at one of the big chains like NAPA or do I have to order it from
somewhere?
David
67 BGT
71 BGT
At 04:07 PM 11/13/99 -0700, you wrote:
>It has been a while since I had to work on the tranny of my A or B (my B does
>have overdrive). If the plug has a protruding head, I'd suggest a pipe wrench
>- almost always the meanest thing you can use - you may need to seek out a
>small one to get in there. If it has the recessed square, you are pretty much
>out of luck. You can weld a bolt to it and back it out, or you can drill a
>hole and use an "easy out" but that would be messy. Either way you have to
>replace the plug.
>
>Good Luck!
>Phil Bates
>52 MG-TD replicar (VW)
>58 MGA
>66 land rover 88
>66 citroen DS21 Pallas
>67 MGB
>69 Porsche 91T targa
>75 Jaguar XJ12C
>86 Honda Accord Lx-i
>
>David Councill wrote:
>
>> Finally, after all has gone well in my 67BGT restoration, I have hit a
>> snag. I was changing oil in the transmission and cannot get the drain plug
>> out. I got the main plug out but the one on the OD box (next to the metal
>> letters "DRAIN") will not come out. Despite using a five point 5/8 socket
>> and PB Blaster, the plug is now starting to become well rounded and has not
>> budged. I even heated it with a propane torch.
>>
>> Any other suggestions? If nothing else, as a last resort, I can take it to
>> a mechanic near work who would have more sophisticated tools. But that
>> would be defeat.
>>
>> On a related note, it looks like I will need to buy a new drain plug if or
>> when the old one comes out. I noticed my Moss catalog shows a pricey filter
>> ($35) for the OD. Is this a routine replaceable item that can be removed
>> easily? This is somewhat new territory for me because my main experience
>> has been with my 71BGT w/ od. Its a bit different.
>>
>> David
>> 67 BGT
>> 71 BGT
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