Gearbox Drain/Fill Plug Tool

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Hey guys, 2002 S3 BAM, wondering if there is a special tool needed to remove the gearbox drain/fill plugs.

Cheers
 
I just got a drain plug kit for about £8 from ebay. Make sure you check you can undo the fill plug first before emptying the gear box fluid. There's also a drain on the side of the transfer box. The fill plug is awkward to get to in-between the powersteering pipes.
 
Strangely, mine was a 14mm allen socket from memory?! - Either way (as above) :)

This forum helps me soooo much. Done mine recently - All good now on the changes/ worth doing yourself.


We used good old gravity and a piece of hose to fill it back up - after doing the bevel box too. (Fed it up the front passenger wheel arch).

Took 2.7 > 2.8 litres.


Piece of cake once you jack the car up.
 
djarchive said:
Strangely, mine was a 14mm allen socket from memory?!
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Actually... that also rings a bell... been a while since I have done one.... maybe thinking of the rear diff plugs...

trying not to think about gearboxes at the minute... bit of a taboo subject lol

<tuffty/>
 
My special tool excluding myself of course was a set of mould grips, mine had completely unnecessary security splined plug,
 
Just my luck, it was the M16 Security Spline, so ive ordered one off ebay!
 
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