[Spridgets] Datsun tranny fill plug questions

[corvallis at peoplepc.com (corvallis at peoplepc.com)]

It is not a left-hand thread. You were wise to get the top loose before
draining the fluid. I would have been stuck with an empty tranny and no way
to fill it. It is possible to have steel 'glue' itself to aluminum; galvanic
action. 

I have a 14mm Datsun fill plug here in front of me. 12-point 5/8 is too
small; 11/16 is too large.

I'd try the largest pair of vise-grips I could find. Maybe try some heat on
it first. ...bill in corvallis

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bill L
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 5:08 PM
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: [Spridgets] Datsun tranny fill plug questions

 

Hello Spridgets,

 

  I've been trying to get the FILL plug out of the side of my DATSUN

  tranny. I haven't tried the drain plug yet. Anyway, it's in so tight

  I can't budge it. I tried a 9/16" end wrench to no avail, then a 12"

  crescent, then I banged lightly with a hammer on the end of the

  crescent. .. Is the fill plug left hand thread? How much pressure

  should I be willing to put on the thing?  What size 12 point socket

  fits a 14 mm square? Could it be galled up? 

 

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Best regards,

 Bill L.                          mailto:pythias at pacifier.com