Can't remove trans filler plug!!
 

I decided to check the level of fluid in my transmission and can't get the plug out. Does anybody know of a quick and easy way to free this up and remove it. I have tried most everything and can't get it to break loose.
Regards,
John

Here ya go:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=157568&highlight=trans+ AND+plug

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=175298&highlight=tranny +AND+plug

See how easy that is?

What Zeke's trying to get at is the location of the "search" button. It's towards the top of the page, on the right hand side. If you search for "tranny plug" you'll come up with about half-a-dozen recent hits, and a lot more farther back.

Cheers,

Dan

Of course you can also just bring the car into a Garage, ask for a fixed price to change the tranny oil change and let them deal with it ;).

Put LockTite copper anti-seize on the plug threads when you reinstall it to prevent problems in the future...

If you're not using a breaker bar...use one, or use a longer one. Leverage is your friend :)!

ps. I have varing lengths of pipe from 1' - 5' on hand...I'm not the strongest person around, but multiply my strength by 5, and now you're talkin'...

Spray with Kroil or something like that, then put a wrench on it and tap that repeatedly (100 times, OK) with a small metal hammer or something.

Then try to twist it. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Taking it to a pro might be OK, but what if they damage the car? At best, you'll be out of action for a while. At worst....

Look at the plug carefully -- new ones are cheap. Buy the ext. hex type.

I wouldn't take it to a pro. They may tell you it's done and have never touched it. This happened to the PO of my 993. Get a breaker bar and have at it.

If you round out the recessed hex head, get a clench wrench from Sears, sort of like a plumbers basin wrench, one fixed jaw and one biting jaw. The harder you pull, the more it digs in. It will ruin the plug, but you'll get it out.