gearbox oil level plug fell inside gearbox

[richie15]

Hi all, has anyone else had this problem, the old filler/level plug on my r380 gearbox was knackered the torx drive was chewed up inside, managed to remove it and went to fit the new filler/level plug but the new one screwed in so far it fell inside the gearbox . can anyone tell me if i can retrieve it through the drain plug or is it a gearbox out job. any help would be much appreciated

 

[jamesmartin]

should be able to with a suitable magnet

 

[200tdi ayre]

If you didn't turn it in as far you wouldn't have this problem :doh: most probably a gearbox split

 

[richie15]

yep sounds simple shouldn't have wound it in so far but there again I thought there would have been a stop of some sort, you can't wind a diff plug in to far?

 

[blackhadder]

Things you wish you hadn't done......................You have my sympathy

 

[dyte]

magnet on a flexible stick,will be tricky getting it back the way it came though

 

[jamesmartin]

magnet on a flexible stick,will be tricky getting it back the way it came though

think the plan is through the drain plug

 

[dyte]

think the plan is through the drain plug

would make far more sense lol

 

[Offshiftproject]

I accidentally dropped a detent ball bearing into a series box full of new oil once, a magnetic pick up tool come to the rescue, although I was sweating for a minute or 2 !

 

[richie15]

well 2 hours,a bit of welding rod with a bit of speaker magnet taped to the end and a lot of swearing later job done. yes the oil filler/level plug will fit through the drain plug

 

[sidewaysste]

Well saved sir!

 

[doz]

Jammy git! If that had happened to me I'd of ended up taking the gearbox out via the sunroof knowing my luck.

 

[discool]

Amazing!
I assume the drain hole is larger than fill/level hole for the plug to be removed in this way.

 

[Paulmitchell1984]

you taped a magnet to a rod... oh how that could have ended badly..imagine tape not holding and magnet getting stuck in there too..

but well done..2 hours though wow

 

[200tdi ayre]

well 2 hours,a bit of welding rod with a bit of speaker magnet taped to the end and a lot of swearing later job done. yes the oil filler/level plug will fit through the drain plug

Almost quicker to take the gearbox out