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

[Gabriel Caldwell]

Yup both my gearboxes have it for the fill plug and the drain plug.
Perhaps I will snap a picture later.

Gabriel Caldwell


-----Original Message-----
From: bob.rossato at att.net [mailto:bob.rossato at att.net] 
Sent: May 5, 2004 3:25 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?

That is odd.  Never seen a 10-11mm hex drain plug on a VW/Audi gearbox.
Might be some aftermarket replacement plug but it's strange that both of
your gearboxes have it.

Bob



> 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