Gearbox filling plug rounded

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tomcat59alan said:
Any update from the Indy ?;)
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It’s booked in on morning of the 10th so il take it down Monday night and drop it off. Got new bolts coming for rear carriers so can do discs and tidy up bit this week.
Not taking any chances battery will be topped up the lot lol. Needs good run (and a wash underneath) more than anything so getting there should bed the brakes in a little and clean out the cobwebs ;)
Side by side comparison of new plug seems spot on. I will test for size thoroughly before fitting! Thankyou Alan :)
 
RangeRoller dt said:
It’s booked in on morning of the 10th so il take it down Monday night and drop it off. Got new bolts coming for rear carriers so can do discs and tidy up bit this week.
Not taking any chances battery will be topped up the lot lol. Needs good run (and a wash underneath) more than anything so getting there should bed the brakes in a little and clean out the cobwebs ;)
Side by side comparison of new plug seems spot on. I will test for size thoroughly before fitting! Thankyou Alan :)
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It will fit Jack and if he fecks up the gearbox casing I have the one the plug came out of.:D;)
 
RangeRoller dt said:
:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Is that a possibility? It’s bit far to free wheel up to get it
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Depends on how good he is he could drop the back of the gearbox to get a bit more access, possibly drive a bolt into the damaged plug and weld them together,the heat generated will hopefully powder the loctite,or a piece of flat bar with an appropriate size hole and weld this to the plug once it's moved a bit the flat bar can be ground down.once it's out it won't be going back in.;):D
 
Mark Piercy said:
Drop the front prop and give yourself more room. Then get some good molegrips and get a really good bite on the plug. So you can only just close the molegrips and it'll shift. It's a soft as shïte the plug so the molegrips can sink there teeth in nicely. If not then hammer and chisel would be next. ;)
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And if using mole grips don't forget to trap the skin on the palm of your hand in the handles just as they snap together.
Gives hours of fun afterwards.
I'd like to think I'd learn from things like this, but no...............................feck it hurts.
 
frog hopper said:
And if using mole grips don't forget to trap the skin on the palm of your hand in the handles just as they snap together.
Gives hours of fun afterwards.
I'd like to think I'd learn from things like this, but no...............................feck it hurts.
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Have you not learnt yet :rolleyes:
 
BillyboysLad said:
Did BMW/GM just use random bolts from the parts bin? I did my gearbox (Td6) last weekend and the filler plug was a countersunk T50, a badly chewed one and so tight that I was gung ho in the end, convinced I would have to drop the gearbox, but without warning and with a grazed couple of knuckles it finally gave way. I was mighty relieved, good luck with the mole grips
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The T55 is on a P38 not L322.
 
Grrrrrr said:
The T55 is on a P38 not L322.
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I've no experience with the TD6 thank God.i was offered one with a reconditioned gearbox but then he told me it had been chipped:eek: then I found the rotten wheel arches,the non standard wheels no thanks I said.when I pointed out the weak spots he was crest fallen,it was his pride and joy but a polished turd is still a turd.:eek::D
 
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When I had my TD6, I removed the front prop to gain access to get a decent 6 sided socket on it.
Why not remove front prop and try a bolt extractor kit?
Something like this:

Amazon product
 
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