Mud-club

Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: beast5680 on March 20, 2005, 19:38:32

Title: wading plug
Post by: beast5680 on March 20, 2005, 19:38:32

well after digging the mud off the underside of my gearbox i found a hole that seems to be a wading plug type of hole :oops:  anyone know where i can get one for a 1990 v8 as i cant seem to find it listed on most of the parts suppliers etc

cheers

Title: wading plug
Post by: landyman Ash on March 20, 2005, 19:41:30

I think Ive got one spare.  I run a ZF auto and Ive bought a few V8 wader plug kits over the years.  Drop me your address and I'll post it to you (if you want to mail me address for security its mail@ashleybyrne.com ) and you buy me a beer at one of the shows  :P  :P

Title: wading plug
Post by: Wanderer on March 20, 2005, 19:41:42

Part number FF001273 usually about £2

Ed

Title: wading plug
Post by: landyman Ash on March 20, 2005, 19:43:30

I meant that by running the ZF you dont need plug so I always have the plug left over.  Its not the ZF plug, one for the manual gear box.

Im so simple I confuse myself all day long.....  :shock:  :shock:

Title: wading plug
Post by: Andy. on March 20, 2005, 19:47:54

I have the opposite problem, in that the one in my gearbox bell housing won't budge. I've tried and tried to remove it but it's solid  :evil:

Title: wading plug
Post by: beast5680 on March 20, 2005, 19:52:55

Quote from: "landyman1978"

I think Ive got one spare.  I run a ZF auto and Ive bought a few V8 wader plug kits over the years.  Drop me your address and I'll post it to you (if you want to mail me address for security its mail@ashleybyrne.com ) and you buy me a beer at one of the shows  :P  :P

cheers muchly mail sent :D

Title: wading plug
Post by: Andy. on April 09, 2005, 14:09:09

Still won't budge  :evil:

It's almost circular now, any ideas of how to remove this nut  :?:

Title: wading plug
Post by: hobbit on April 09, 2005, 16:29:01

Stilsons, or a hexagonal socket?

Title: wading plug
Post by: muddyweb on April 09, 2005, 16:56:32

You might need to resort to a bit of heat.  The wading plug is steel, the bellhousing aluminium, so there will be a bit of corrosion going on.

Title: wading plug
Post by: karloss on April 09, 2005, 19:42:19

Try a hot air gun if you've nothing else Andy. You'll be surprised how much heat you get off one of those. Use one at work for sweating parts and it's brill.

Title: wading plug
Post by: hobbit on April 09, 2005, 22:53:32

When applying the pressure with the socket, try to get someone to tap the end of the socket, might just be enough shock to release it, it goes without saying not too hard!

Title: wading plug
Post by: Andy. on April 10, 2005, 00:34:49

Cheers for the advice guys, no hot air guns but I've plenty of hair dryers lying around here  :lol:

Might give it another go tomorrow if it warms up a bit, bloomin cold today.

Title: wading plug
Post by: karloss on April 10, 2005, 00:45:08

A cheapo gas torch from a diy shop can be quite effective either Andy.