Biotex Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I have an annoying very minute drip from the drain plug. I have tightened it as much as I dare to. What's the best fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseMJ Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Teflon tape. Thread sealer. An oil pan plug gasket...squishy washer...new bolt. Seems simple enough. :thwak: ...all in good fun mind you! I'm thinking you need some self affirmation today. Look in the mirror and repeat over and over: I'm good enough I'm smart enough ..and gosh darn it, people like me. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Most auto part stores have over sized drain plugs just for this reason. Most are for oil pan plugs but I'd bet there's an over sized plug that will stop the leak for a transmission pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I have an annoying very minute drip from the drain plug. I have tightened it as much as I dare to. What's the best fix? The best fix is to always use a new washer on the plug. Sometimes the threads on the plug get messed up. The cool thing about the AW4 is that the pan is tough and the plug is weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 According to his sig, he's got an AX-15. IIRC, the drain plug on that thing is pretty big, doubt he's going to find a replacement at a parts store. Washer ought to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Stuff some of the GF pancake dough in it. I guarantee ya that'll stop any leak. But you better think up a way to drain the fluid when it needs a fluid change before you do tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 According to his sig, he's got an AX-15. IIRC, the drain plug on that thing is pretty big, doubt he's going to find a replacement at a parts store. Washer ought to do it. Dopey me ASSumed he had an AW4.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotex Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Teflon tape. Thread sealer. An oil pan plug gasket...squishy washer...new bolt. Seems simple enough. :thwak: ...all in good fun mind you! I'm thinking you need some self affirmation today. Look in the mirror and repeat over and over: I'm good enough I'm smart enough ..and gosh darn it, people like me. :thumbsup: Ok, let me explain (read backpedal). My first thought was teflon tape yes, but anytime I associate oil and sealer or teflon, a red flag goes up for me. But it was soo early in the morning, and my brain wasn't remembering it's only a manual transmission. So what if a little contamination finds its way inside the case. I did look and saw there was a $3 washer available, but it was something like $7.50 to ship it. So I was thinking maybe, just maybe there was a quick fix I wasn't knowing about. If the teflon tape will stop the drip, then no problem. I need a group hug... :peek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseMJ Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Basically I was searching for some ideas, like I spend so much time doing...alone...in my shop. I thought that your description of the leak as "very minute" is that it might just be sneaking by thru the threads of a 20+ yr. old tranny. A little thread sealer (or tape) would likely do the trick. You don't need to goop it up so much that it"d slip, drip or ooze into the tranny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I have taken a piece of solder and wrapped it around a bolt under the head until I could make a proper repair repair. Soft copper wire will also work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman72 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I have taken a piece of solder and wrapped it around a bolt under the head until I could make a proper repair repair. Soft copper wire will also work. Like a homemade helicoil? or do you just put it around the head making a new mating surface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 No. It's more like a washer. Gets squeezed between the head of the bolt and the surface. It's soft enough to give and fill in the rough surface but it's still firm enough it doesn't work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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