B*stard drain plug!

[Little Butch]

Started to change my gearbox oil earlier today. REALLY needed doing, not even sure when it was last done!

Anyway, got the filler plug and the other drain plug out piece of **** (that drained some of the oil but the 32mm main drain plug is seized solid! I've spent the past couple of hours desperately trying to get a decent 32mm ring spanner with no luck and eventually I bought a cheap 3/4 ring spanner 32mm... Which is just rounding the head off

Wanted to use the truck tomorrow really although I have got a car as well! I've got no means of heating it up and without topping it back up I can't get it to the garage.

How do I know when the right amount of oils in there? Is ot the same principle as the diff where it just dribbles out the filler plug?

 

[Dippypud]

Started to change my gearbox oil earlier today. REALLY needed doing, not even sure when it was last done!

Anyway, got the filler plug and the other drain plug out piece of **** (that drained some of the oil but the 32mm main drain plug is seized solid! I've spent the past couple of hours desperately trying to get a decent 32mm ring spanner with no luck and eventually I bought a cheap 3/4 ring spanner 32mm... Which is just rounding the head off

Wanted to use the truck tomorrow really although I have got a car as well! I've got no means of heating it up and without topping it back up I can't get it to the garage.

How do I know when the right amount of oils in there? Is ot the same principle as the diff where it just dribbles out the filler plug?

Use a 32mm hex socket ... if a previous owner has had it done in a garage they may have wound it up with a rattle gun ... get a large breaker bar to crack the drain nut, then when you do it up only use hand tools ...

I fill using a short length of hosepipe as an extension tube, as it can get messy otherwise ...

 

[Little Butch]

I can't seem to get a socket on it? It's an lt77...
Yeah I've got a small garden sprayer with a meter of hose on the end.

 

[Marmaduke]

Where about do you live? There maybe someone local to you with the correct sized spanner

 

[Little Butch]

Ipswich

 

[HowiePage]

I have a 32mm socket and breaker bar I could drop off it I get time.

 

[Little Butch]

Thanks! I've got a 32mm socket and breaker bar thoug, I can't get it on the nut because there's no room unfortunately, is yours a shallow socket? If not I don't suppose you have a 32mm ring spanner or a means of heating said 'bastard drain plug' up?

 

[HowiePage]

I have a 32mm ring spanner, but no means to heat it up to hand.

 

[Little Butch]

Ahh ok. Where are you from?

 

[HowiePage]

Felixstowe

 

[Silverlandy]

Felixstowe

Never mind

 

[Little Butch]

Not far from me at all! If it's okay, could I borrow it Sunday?

 

[HowiePage]

Not far from me at all! If it's okay, could I borrow it Sunday?

Yes shouldn't be a problem, as long as I'm about, I'll drop it off.

 

[HowiePage]

Never mind

?

 

[Silverlandy]

?

I'm joking!! Felixstowe is cool. I'm local to you too but I don't have a spanner, sorry.

 

[Marmaduke]

Can't you get a pipe wrench on it

 

[HowiePage]

I'm joking!! Felixstowe is cool. I'm local to you too but I don't have a spanner, sorry.

i wasn't sure if i was missing some insiders joke there! Felixstowe is ok!

 

[Silverlandy]

i wasn't sure if i was missing some insiders joke there! Felixstowe is ok!

I live between aldeburgh and southwold....in the working class bit

 

[Turboman]

Can't you get a pipe wrench on it

+1 small pipe wrench might lock on to the plug. Failing that drive a sharp cold chisel into the edge of the plug and hammer it round with a club hammer, you may need a new plug!

 

[Little Butch]

I can pick it up mate. I'll shoot you a message on here on Sunday, Thankyou!

I'm joking!! Felixstowe is cool. I'm local to you too but I don't have a spanner, sorry.

I don't suppose you have any means of heating it up?

I'm living in Woodbridge at the moment....