[s-cars] 10mm or 11mm hex (allen) key for transmission drain and fill plugs?

[Gabriel Caldwell]

That is so weird.  The stock 5 speed that I have and the 6 speed DSY
have the same plugs and they are not triple square but a rather smallish
hex that is close to 3/8.  I'm guessing 10mm.  I will buy both a 10mm
and 11mm key anyway.  I know if you lose the 17mm plug for the rear diff
the dealer replacement is a triple square.  The 6 speed I have is a DSY
from a 2002 S4 and the 5 speed is the stock unit but I believe it has
been rebuilt so that may explain it.

Gabriel Caldwell

-----Original Message-----
From: bob.rossato at att.net [mailto:bob.rossato at att.net] 
Sent: May 5, 2004 2:58 PM
To: Gabriel Caldwell
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] 10mm or 11mm hex (allen) key for transmission
drain and fill plugs?

Ahh.  You didn't specify you had a newer style 6 spd.  As I recall those
are not a hex but are a tamper proof triple square.

Look here for an example of what they look like.
http://www.samstagsales.com/vwaudi.htm#oil

BTW, the drain & fill plugs on the stock 5 spds are definitely 17mm.

Bob

  


> The rear differential is 17mm.  The plugs on my 5 speed and 6 speed
DSY
> are not that large at all.  The 3/8 almost works.
> 
> Gabriel Caldwell
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bob.rossato at att.net [mailto:bob.rossato at att.net] 
> Sent: May 5, 2004 2:40 PM
> To: Gabriel Caldwell
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] 10mm or 11mm hex (allen) key for transmission
> drain and fill plugs?
> 
> They're 17mm so your 3/8" hex should be very loose.
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
> > Is it 10mm or 11mm hex (allen) key for transmission drain and fill
> > plugs?  My 3/8 key fits kind of loose and using non-metric tools is
> > heresy.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Gabriel Caldwell
> > 
> > 
> > 
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