[Shotimes] help, need advice quickly

showerks@comcast.net showerks@comcast.net
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:46:31 +0000


It's a tapered pipe plug. Should be able to source it at just about any hardware store. I suggest some anti seize on it. 

Dave
90 Electric Red /Black
95 Perfomance white/Grey ATX
91 Plus TBD/Black
94 Moonlight/gray ATX parts car in pieces
95 Silver Frost ATX parts car still whole

-------------- Original message -------------- 

> The head on my trans fill plug is getting kinda chewed 
> up. So much so that I just barely got it out to fill 
> the trans. I am considering replacing it with a bolt 
> with a hex head. Has anyone ever done this? I suspect 
> that I may not find something this short locally. Is 
> the plug a pipe thread or something common? 
> 
> The one good thing is that this is probably the last 
> time that fill plug needs to come out before the 
> engine swap. With the trans out of the car, I can prob 
> get the plug out easily enough when I pull the 
> motor/trans..of course with the weather the way it is 
> now, I have no idea when the swap will occur. I can 
> barely feel my toes and fingers... 
> 
> Ian "need to torque the halfshaft nut, change the oil, 
> install the trans plug and I am done, I hope" Fisher 
> 
> 
> 
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