sump and gearbox diff drain plugs af sizes

[xpress]

hi there, what's the sump, gearbox filler and drain, diff drain plug sizes in af sizes? will try and do these tomorrow.

thanks!

[bmcecosse]

I know the gearbox filler is the wheelbrace size........ The diff drain plug needs a square - 7/16" I think. Sump may be 1" AF, or maybe slightly smaller. Take care to turn it the right way - and don't overtighten it. When doing the oil filter - make SURE the spring and plate are present under the element.

[twincamman]

Sump plug is 3/4" AF, can't remember what the others are.

[xpress]

going to check the filler plug first before i drain the thing, will try and find my wrench with all the bits and bobs coming off it for sump, drain plugs etc!

[Neil MG]

I can confirm the diff is 7/16" (or 11mm) square.

[xpress]

checked the filler plug. i put the universal swiss army thingamy wrench in the hole, is there usually a little bit of play on the wrench? i put a lot of weight on it anticlockwise several times, no joy. the car nearly came off the road. then i tried tapping the wrench with a little hammer, nothing. i tried soaking in wd40. it seems pretty tight. glad i tried the filler first, imagine if i drained the thing! any ideas? put some heat around it with a gaslamp or directly onto it?

[bmcecosse]

This is the filler plug for the ?????

[xpress]

diff. its on the back of the casing. I will need to put a socket on a breaker bar.

[xpress]

can anyone find a set of sockets on machine mart site with the 11mm square or 7/16s that I can put on a breaker bar?

[xpress]

found them.

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/produ ... ug-key-set

17 quid. is the oil drain to suit a hex head ie this set or an standard af socket?

[bmcecosse]

That's an expensive toy just to shift a filler/drain plug. But - it will do the job!

[xpress]

i might just get a single 11mm but is the oil drain plug a hex hole or a hex head taht a normal socket can bite on to? thank you as always for you help.

[bmcecosse]

Which 'oil' ????

[xpress]

lol, engine oil? got to keep the moggie alive!

[les]

It's hexagonal headed, don't get me wrong but I'm suprised that you can't just peer under and see what type it is!

[xpress]

i want to make sure i have everything to hand next time i get under there! (i am impatient) and i got fed up with not having the right square heads for the diff. i have a set of hex heads and af sockets etc.

looks like i will need to ease the diff open after a warm run with a breaker bar, if it feels like it's not going to go, i will heat up the casing a bit.

[les]

You've missed my point. However that aside, you originally said engine oil---now it's the diff, in which case the plug has a square hole!

[bmcecosse]

Concentrate on ONE problem at a time to avoid mis-understandings and possible mistakes being made....

[xpress]

round plug square hole. doesn't get around the fact that I need an 11mm square and a hex socket for both!

[bmcecosse]

It's NOT 11mm - it's 7/16"....