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Title: Transaxle sump/fill plugs
Post by: Bodzer on Sunday,July 05, 2020, 11:00:39 AM

Evening everyone,

Are the transaxle sump and fill plugs interchangeable?

Cheers!

Title: Re: Transaxle sump/fill plugs
Post by: BDA on Sunday,July 05, 2020, 11:40:46 AM

Yes.

Also you can get 8 pt. sockets for those plugs (I believe they are 11mm).

Title: Re: Transaxle sump/fill plugs
Post by: Bodzer on Sunday,July 05, 2020, 12:14:49 PM

Thanks BDA,

The drain plug head is pretty rounded but the fill plug is fine. I’m going to swap them over. Thanks again for the help.

Title: Re: Transaxle sump/fill plugs
Post by: jbcollier on Sunday,July 05, 2020, 02:51:36 PM

You can weld/braze a nut to a rounded plug and you're back in business.

Title: Re: Transaxle sump/fill plugs
Post by: Pfreen on Sunday,July 05, 2020, 03:45:29 PM

The drain plug has a magnet attached.

Title: Re: Transaxle sump/fill plugs
Post by: Bodzer on Monday,July 06, 2020, 12:17:38 AM

Thanks chaps!

The sump plug does have an indent in the end but no magnet. Perhaps it’s still in the transaxle! The square nut is 10mm. The fill plug on the other hand is 11mm and has 3/8 stamped on the inner end.