Thread of gearbox oil plug?

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  1. RobT

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    Hi

    The 020 and 02a/j gearboxes have tapered threads on the filler and drain plugs, 23-24mm ish. Anyone know what thread this is?

    Need a plug with a smaller hex in middle or a conventional 6 point nut head. Probably available somehere else if i knew what the thread was.

    Ta

    Rob
     
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    Useful info. :thumbup:

    Maybe worth PMing a mod to get this stickied or moved to an FAQ section?
     
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    Tapered plug, straight hole.
    A bit like bspt. We tap straight holes for tapered fittings.
     
  5. RobT

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    Yeh, I get this, so if the gearbox hole is M24x1.5, the thread on the plug must be some metric pipe thread of sorts
     
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    Stickied :thumbup:
     
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    Hotgolf Paid Member Paid Member

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    Tbh Rob, without looking at a Zues book or something similar I'm not 100% but its gotta be something like that.
     
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    ECS tuning plug arrived - lovely thing - and with a very strong magnet for fishing out bits of gear tooth

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    That'll teach you to have a dogbox lol
     
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    wouldnt have it any other way ;)
     

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