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Re: [TR] Removing TR4 Gearbox Filler Plug

To: Jeffrey Gayton <jtgayton@icloud.com>,triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Removing TR4 Gearbox Filler Plug
From: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:59:18 -0500
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Sorry, misread the original message.  What Brad said.

Tony

At 12:08 PM 9/5/2014, Tony Drews wrote:
>You "just" need more leverage.  Those seem much easier to tighten 
>than to loosen.  If you can slip a piece of tubing over the wrench 
>to make it longer, that might do the trick.  Or if you have a 
>crescent wrench that's longer than the square end wrench, that may 
>work to get it to move.  Of course, make sure you're really turning 
>in the "loosen" direction or it makes things worse.  :)
>
>BTDT - good luck!
>
>Tony Drews
>
>At 11:46 AM 9/5/2014, Jeffrey Gayton wrote:
>>Greetings. Please forgive the newbie mechanical question, but Im having a
>>devil of a time removing the gearbox filler plug on my TR4. I just cant get
>>enough purchase with my square wrench. Every time I try to turn it, it slips
>>off. Please dont tell me I have to remove go in from the top!
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>-- Jeff
>>
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