What are these for?

[Bart911Man]

Here's an easy one for you guys:

I had my swing arms off to have new bearings pressed in last week (btw great result, I can only hear the road and the mighty wwrrrrrrrrroouuuuurrr of the flat6, no more grinding and whining of the bearings).

I still cope with the filler plug of my tranny stuck so oil change isn't possible. With the swings off I used degrip oil, power tools, heat, etc. Finnaly the plug is fried, just a smooth circle inside, no more grip. I'll have my engine and tranny out in a while and will rebuild the plug then.

At the other side of the tranny at about the same hight I notissed two hex headed screws. What are they for? Can I add oil to the tranny via these? I realy would like to have an oil change before desiding to rebuild my tranny, I still whish that the 2nd gear not synchronising will be fixed with new oil...

Have a look at them pics, what is your opinion?


Thanks,

Bart.

[ChrisBennet]

Sorry to hear about your plug. JanusCole went through something similar. A search may be helpful.
Those other two bolts hold the spring detents - little pills with springs behind them. It would be near impossible to fill the tranny through them.
-Chris

[carnut169]

Why not drill out the dreaded bolt?

[Bart911Man]

That's indeed one of the scenario's I have in mind.
Drill at diam 10mm, run wire in that and have a
new 10mm plug inserted.

I'm a bit bugged with the fact that metal particles will fall in the tranny and flushing with oil will not get tham all out.

Thanks,

Bart.

[HawgRyder]

Old trick....coat the drill bit with heavy grease ...and as you drill, wipe off the grease with the caught pieces of metal...and re-apply more grease.
This will catch most of the bad stuff.
Bob