Transmission Oil Change

[AndyK]

Excuse me for being new at Boxers, but is the transmission oil drain plug really located just above my right exhaust tube's connection into the cat, or am I being silly? I either need a tool I 'm having trouble imagining or I need to disconnect the right exhaust from the cat. Either way, someone must have a good solution...or I'm looking at the wrong drain plug

[Jason M]

Excuse me for being new at Boxers, but is the transmission oil drain plug really located just above my right exhaust tube's connection into the cat, or am I being silly? I either need a tool I 'm having trouble imagining or I need to disconnect the right exhaust from the cat. Either way, someone must have a good solution...or I'm looking at the wrong drain plug

Yes, that's the plug all right. You can get it out by either using a special 14mm hex tool, or putting a 2 nuts on a bolt with a 14mm head and use that, or ... get the mole grips on the flange like I do - there is easily enough to get a good grip on.

To drain the oil you can either a) put something underneath and let the oild drip off 1000's of different places and get a smell like a sweaty eastern girl wrester when you start it up or.... what I do is get an empty 1L plastic milk carton, cut the bottom off at 45% then stick it under the drain plug to redirect the oil into a recepticle to the side of the bike, making sure not to let the plug fall in the carton, block the outlet, fill up, overflow and drip from 1000 places etc as I did once.

There's probably a better way, but it's probably more expensive!

Jason

[crucial]

You can get it out by either using a special 14mm hex tool, or putting a 2 nuts on a bolt with a 14mm head

Or buy a 14mm allen key, chop off an inch and use a spanner on it. I've a used various plastic tubes etc. for directing the flow of the foul smelling oil, and have also managed to cover the garage floor in it

Luckily, I've just moved house so someone else has the pungent garage now

Cheers

Paul.

[Darth_1100S]

"get the mole grips on the flange like I do - there is easily enough to get a good grip on".

Jason - how unprofessional


Dave


BTW Andy - it's not the gearbox oil you really have to worry about. Change the bevel box oil VERY frequently.

[boxerpan]

You're all far too subtle, I see no mention of mallets or anything of that ilk. Are you trying to get us all a good name?

Lloyd

[fraggle]

[quote="Darth_1100S"]"get the mole grips on the flange like I do - there is easily enough to get a good grip on".

Jason - how unprofessional


Dave


Can't it be removed with a pillar drill?

[Darth_1100S]

No Jason don't be daft....It will require a decent compressor for THAT job!

Dave

[Paul]

what I do is get an empty 1L plastic milk carton, cut the bottom off at 45% then stick it under the drain plug to redirect the oil into a recepticle to the side of the bike, making sure not to let the plug fall in the carton, block the outlet, fill up, overflow and drip from 1000 places etc as I did once.
Jason

Jason,

skimmed, semi skimmed or full fat?

Paul

[Darth_1100S]

Just something that occured to me about this topic. If you,ve never removed the gearbox drain plug before, it helps to go a for a nice long run first to get everything nice and hot. If you try to remove the drain when it's cold you'll find it wont budge....Far easier when it's hot


Itheankyew!!

Dave

[winger]

Never mind the warming it up fot the drain plug,if it's got the original shite in it,it's the porridge inside that needs warming up you'll need a spoon other wise.

Put fully syn in it,various different ones i use Mobil 1 but it it doesn't have to be,just takes a leap of faith,the original is like pudding the the latter is like cats piss!!!.

Best thing draining it out??,get a Coke tin,cut top and bottom of,slit up the middle roll out flat put a crease in the middle,jam it under works a treat,in fact i've still got mine!!!.

Chris