Okay, I just changed the fluid in my Manual Trans. Replaced it with Royal Purple Synchromesh. I must so it does shift much better with the synchromesh. As has been posted on the forum here the drain plug is difficult to remove because of the exhaust pipe under the trans. Wayalife had posted a write up of how to make a drain plug removal tool. I didn't have the items to do that or ability to grind it down but I did come up with something else.

I don't know if it has been posted or tried before. I will get a picture on tomorrow. Basically I took a bolt about 1 1/2" long with a hex head that just fit into the drain plug head. Then I ran 2 nuts up the bolt and locked them into place. Then simply slip the hex head of the bolt into the drain plug, hold the bolt up into place and take an open end wrench, place it on the nut between the hex head and the other nut and turn it. It was very simple, quick and most of all effective. I will get the bolt dimensions I used as well. Nice thing is that for those that don't have cutting or grinding tools this can be real easy to put together.

Thanks

Bonedoc

 

Thinking about changing mine to to help the shifting. Thanks for the advice! That sounds like a great tool that can be used on numerous applications.

 

Show some pics please.....I was gonna change mine yesterday but I couldn't get to that bolt....I didn't have all of my tools with me cause I was at my gf house....but I'm curious to what u came up with.....also....do u know where the thread would be about way of life's method?

 

Same way I did mine I put tin foil over the exhaust so I wouldn't get a burning smell ... Don't forget ur oil pump