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Hi, Can anyone tell me what size allen key is the gearbox filler plug , or even better just kampers part number for such a beast.

Van is 1986 5 speed diesel.
Cheers

Hello,
That would be 17 mm. If you take a M10 bolt of about 2 cm and you put on that two nuts turned against each other, you have an adaptor you can use with your normal how-do-you-call-it wrench/tool/thingy.
I hope you get my drift....

Greetings, Douwes

Hi Charlie 40,
Took a look at JK online, try J11205 on the tools list. Think thats what you need. Douwe's idea is brill though!
Mike

Many thanx I`ll try both

welded a bar to a 17mm bolt with a bend in it to get the right angle. cost ,zero.

Mike

You can buy a 17mm g/box plug remover from Halfords--takes a half inch drive rachet--you wont get that in tho---trick is (I find) is hold the bit in the filler plug socket & get a 17mm open end spanner round it---if you aint undone it before it may be very tight---be careful not to slip or you will round off socket(then you are frelled!)----because of this(imho)tis better to spend £3 on the proper tool----

two head bolts and a threaded bar work, but the proper socket works fine with a short extension, as long as you are in the right gear

as long as you are in the right gear

I always try to engage 'fat bloke gear' when undoing the drain and fill plugs on the gearbox

and remember.make sure you can undo the filler plug before removing the drain plug...

and remember.make sure you can undo the filler plug before removing the drain plug...

hehehe well said Rob ...

Diamond Hell wrote:

as long as you are in the right gear

I always try to engage 'fat bloke gear' when undoing the drain and fill plugs on the gearbox

I used to, and i'm working on Fatbloke2- the sequal.....unfortunately

and remember the gearbox oil comes out a lot faster than the sump oil ('cos the hole is bigger') to avoid an exxon valdez situation.....