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Re: Diff, and trany plug sizes???



[from Robert Phillips]
><size of the hex/allen plug that goes in the transmission
>   I assume that you already have the answer to your question, but FYI,
>  the drain and fill plugs on my 87 4000S are 17mm.  I would think that they
> are the same on the quattro as well.  I got mine through a Matco dealer who
[snip]

I bought my 17mm 'mongo-sized' hex wrench from Sears couple years back. The
bin was even labled as something like " tool for VW ". Cost me just under
$10.
I agree with the sythetic lube. Used to never be able to get 1st gear when
tranny was cold. Now I have a 50/50 chance.
Ernest Wong
esw5@cornell.edu