Really Stupid Question

[z|gen]

hey - yes, i did a search, but it didnt bring anything up.

 

iv decided to drain the oil for once in my k40 g/box, does anyone know what size socket to use to remove the drain plug ?

 

cheers David

[demuire]

Tried a 14mm, 17mm or 19mm socket? I have a feeling it would be one of those.

[z|gen]

haha, after going through my complete socket set,

we have found it.

 

its a 24MM socket :P

 

thanks for your help guys :)

 

first g/box oil change in about 5 years :D mmm yummy

[demuire]

Wow, that's big. I guess so is the drain plug on some of the older Corolla diffs. The T50 drain plug is a fair bit smaller, I think.

[Xany]

yeah i knew it was over the 20mm range.....its a big sucker.

 

the filler plug on the side is 17mm i'm pretty sure.

 

easier to take the gearshifter out though.

[demuire]

Even if you did take the gearshifter out you'd still need to take the filler plug off anyway so you know how much oil to put in :)

[z|gen]

haha, nah, i just fill it back up through the shifter hole - it takes around 1.5 ltrs,

 

my sump drain plug on the engine (3K) was a 19mm, but my new engine is only a 14mm (3SGTE)

 

thanks for all ya help dudes

[Nitephyre]

nick, question...

 

is this a stupid question?

 

 

 

 

:)

[Super Jamie]

gearbox plugs are huge, i had to buy a socket just for draining boxes. there are at least 3 different engine sump bolt heads.

 

i also just drain the box out the bottom and full thru the shifter hole like zigen. i've ever even taken a filler plug out of a K box :)

[andrew]

well hows this for odd, the corona's one is 26mm!?!

 

what the??

[Super Jamie]

y'all need to take the clutch off a mini, it's like a single 1.5" nut

[andrew]

shite!

[blown 5k]

Gotta love taper fit flywheels in confined spaces NOT! :P

[Super Jamie]

haha someone who knows :P yes, on top of that, the flywheel is held onto the engine by a taper which needs about 10 million ft-lb of torque to release

 

luckily, we know an old mini mechanic, who has done this many thousands of times himself, and has made up a custom puller which would probably be the most ingenious piece of engineering ever, and lets you get the flywheel off still in the engine bay