915 drain/fill Plug

[brett25]

quick question, before i go hammering away at my cheater bar to loosen the 17mm hex, could some one tell me which direction the plug must go to loosen, i get disorientated under there and don't want to be massively tightening it

[Targa Me]

If you're underneath the car, turn it to the left.
Remember: Lefty Loosey, Righty Tighty. I know, corny, but it works.

[brett25]

hi thanks, ok so does that translate into counterclockwise to loosen?

i remeber righty tighty from gradeschool, alsways wondered if that 100% true?

[KTL]

Yep its CCW. Since the threads are tapered metric pipe thread, be prepared to need a LOT of effort to loosen the plugs. Tapered threads interfere with each other to seal. How it works is, easy to tighten (over-tighten) and very NOT easy to loosen in many cases.

[brett25]

NOT easy to loosen in many cases.

ohh yeah, its tight as a tick's (you know what) in february- thats why i wanted to make sure i wasnt tightening the bugger, its really stuck in there

thanks!

[pwd72s]

Make sure you have the fill plug out before removing the drain plug.

The reasoning for this should be obvious..

[brett25]

yeah, i got the fill plug loosened with only minor back injuries, that drain plug doesnt want to move

[Porchcar guy]

If under the car from the rear, you position your wrench on the left side of the drain plug. then push left or away from you towards the drivers side of the car.....lefty loosey

[winders]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Make sure you have the fill plug out before removing the drain plug.

The reasoning for this should be obvious..

Loosen the fill plug first but don't remove it. Then remove the drain plug and let the transaxle drain a while before removing the fill plug.

This keeps the side of the transaxle from getting oil all over it if the oil level is a little higher than the fill plug.

Scott

[brett25]

great advice, thanks for all your replies

as always with this sort of thing it comes down to tools....i need to get a 17mm that will go on my breaker bar then i shall conquer and rule over all tranny drain plugs

[DRACO A5OG]

Make certain the 17MM is fully seated and squared up before using the breaker bar. When you put it back, it is only 18 ft lbs torque or snug and 1/8 turn.

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by brett25

great advice, thanks for all your replies

as always with this sort of thing it comes down to tools....i need to get a 17mm that will go on my breaker bar then i shall conquer and rule over all tranny drain plugs

Snap-Off makes a nice one

use Kroil; tap; wait; repeat then use a hammer on the breaker bar

CCW while looking at it

[vash]

brett..go to parts heaven when you finally get that plug out. replace both plugs with the "outie" type plugs. not the allen 17mm. i think mine take a 19mm socket. way easier to contend with, should things get stuck.

i am in concord, so throw up the Bat signal if you get stuck (sorry pun)

[brett25]

thats an excellent idea vash, im going toi switch them over much rather have a bolt than this allen thingy thanks for the help

[James Brown]

you can also get a 17MM allen 1/2" socket if you want and get real medieval on that plug if you want