Gearbox Drain plug seal

julian · Post by **julian** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:02 pm

Keep up folks, the smart London set use this Classic Mercedes Tool

bigblackfalco · Post by **bigblackfalco** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:05 pm

julian wrote:Keep up folks, the smart London set use this Classic Mercedes Tool

Only you could come up with that one! Where on earth did you find that?!

bigblackfalco · Post by **bigblackfalco** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:08 pm

snavetrauts wrote:BigBlackfalco, I will give that a try but I will buy an allan key or preferably a socket driver if there is one.

BTW... When I changed the engine oil... the colour was a ruddy brown... not the normal black tinge you normally get from well used oil.

I only changed it because Vines had said they had done a full 6000 mile service when I bought it.. but the air filter was knackered... Whether this would be changed or not, I assumed they would change this as it was so bad..But NO!... So I thought I would do a complete service.

I assume they had changed the oil... so this has done about a 1000 miles since new...BUT ruddy brown... no frothing felt very viscous still... but the colour...ANY IDEAS folks???

Brown oil is a sign of water/ rust. Also a sign of cheap nasty oil!
Happens lots on 'short run' vehicles where the engine doesn't reach optimum running temp.

chobbler · Post by **chobbler** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:17 pm

Redline shockproof oil goes browny red with age, no water involved. Don't ask how I know.

darkness · Post by **darkness** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:27 pm

Hi all

Made a few phone calls with regard to the fitting of a seal, according to a couple of dealers, no washer is fitted as the plug is tapered, hence the need to tighten the plug to 55nm.

The parts cats also does not show a seal.

So now I can refill the gearbox for the weekend and see how mobil gear oil performs.

Darkness

oyster · Post by **oyster** » Wed May 02, 2007 5:31 pm

Joe's Mobil gear oil is proof of rider's sensitivity! If you dont notice the improvement, I'd recommend cutting down on the neck oil.

julian · Post by **julian** » Thu May 03, 2007 11:21 am

bigblackfalco wrote:
julian wrote:Keep up folks, the smart London set use this Classic Mercedes Tool
Only you could come up with that one! Where on earth did you find that?!

I got it on ebay Califiornia USA after reading about them on on the Pelican board.

Adski · Post by **Adski** » Tue May 08, 2007 5:05 pm

On the topic of the 14mm hex issue...I brought one from Coulsdon Auto's earlier today for under £2.
I guess car's have large hex drain plugs too as that's what it was labelled as!
I got the last one in stock though.

Dog Tyred · Post by **Dog Tyred** » Tue May 08, 2007 10:44 pm

Adski wrote:On the topic of the 14mm hex issue...I brought one from Coulsdon Auto's earlier today for under £2.
I guess car's have large hex drain plugs too as that's what it was labelled as!
I got the last one in stock though.

Aye, but does it fit between plug and the exhaust collar???

Adski · Post by **Adski** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:04 pm

Nu2beemers wrote:Aye, but does it fit between plug and the exhaust collar???

Just...but there's no way I can get a socket on there. However the hex bit is long enough to get a spanner on it.