[DML] Re: Manual trans drain plug

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It is a pipe thread which means it tapers so it gets tighter as you
screw into it. Try a new drain plug with a magnet and wrap it with
teflon tape. If that doesn't work you wil have to find a metric pipe
thread insert, I am sure that someone makes it, I have never seen it.
You "could" use an english thread insert, those I have seen. It would
mean using an english plug and remembering to NEVER mix up the drain
and level plugs. It is rare for that to leak. Inspect it closely for a
crack, that is more likely.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Has anyone ever heli-coiled the drain plug on a manual trans? Any 
> idea what size it is? Last time I change my gear oil I noticed that 
> it was starting to strip, and over time it's started leaking a 
> little. Changing to synthetic gear oil has made it leak more. 
> 
> Dave S








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