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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / May 2007

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Trans Drain Plug Struck

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al - 23 Apr 2007 04:08 GMT
Aybody ever have trouble getting the drain plug out of a 5 speed
trans?  It's in a 99 Sentra and I wanted to put BG syncroshift in it.
The drain plug won't budge despite using a proper 13mm male drain plug
socket and a 25" breaker bar.  Since getting enough leverage on it
from underneath is awkward, I ran a couple of long 1/2" extension bars
out of the drain plug socket so that the long breaker bar can be
worked while standing up next to the left front wheel well.  Still
won't budge.  Feels like either something will break (I've already
wrung the short square end off of a 24" long 3/8" extension bar!) or
just mangle the drain plug square indent if I put more torque on it.
I suspect that the problem is likely the sealant that Nissan uses on
the plug.  Getting the filler drain plug off was a bear too and it had
a lot of sealant on it.  I'm not sure heat will help if the sealant is
the problem.  Has anybody else had this problem and solved it?  Thanks
in advance.  Al
lj_robins - 23 Apr 2007 05:57 GMT
> Aybody ever have trouble getting the drain plug out of a 5 speed
> trans?  It's in a 99 Sentra and I wanted to put BG syncroshift in it.
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> the problem.  Has anybody else had this problem and solved it?  Thanks
> in advance.  Al

Yeah try heat, or borrow someone's air compressor and impact gun and see
if it will spin out that way. Only other suggestions is buying a new
tranny pan.
Telstar Electronics - 01 May 2007 12:39 GMT
> Aybody ever have trouble getting the drain plug out of a 5 speed
> trans?  It's in a 99 Sentra and I wanted to put BG syncroshift in it.
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> the problem.  Has anybody else had this problem and solved it?  Thanks
> in advance.  Al

Always a good plan to use a penetrating oil... followed by tapping
(hammer and piece of wood) and judicious heating cycles. A propane
torch usually works well. As always... observe proper safety when
using any torch.

www.telstar-electronics.com
AS - 01 May 2007 22:28 GMT
Being a 5 speed I imagine the tranny housing holds the plug.

This plugs are tapered, and the glue used is normally flexible.  I
cannot see how it could be this tight.

Is it possible that you are going in the wrong direction?

I have seen housings cracked due to overtightening of tapered plugs.

Good luck.

> Aybody ever have trouble getting the drain plug out of a 5 speed
> trans?  It's in a 99 Sentra and I wanted to put BG syncroshift in it.
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> the problem.  Has anybody else had this problem and solved it?  Thanks
> in advance.  Al
 
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