[Fwd: How To Remove Tranny drain plug?]

[Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com>]

OOPS! I meant to send this to the list too.

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• To: Fred Munro <munrof@isys.ca>
• Subject: Re: How To Remove Tranny drain plug?
• From: Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com>
• Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 07:01:53 -0500
• Organization: WAM!NET Inc.
• References: <000601bdf7d3$16af76c0$c9d6a4cf@default>

Fred Munro wrote:

>     As I was picking up the parts from my local Audi dealer to do the tranny
> axle flange seals on my '91 200q, the parts man cautioned me not to strip
> the drain or fill plugs. He says the replacement plugs are not 17 mm allen
> drive - they are a Torx type drive with a central pin and require a special
> Audi tool to install and remove.

If the hole for the bit is big enough, just snap the damn pin off and use a
regular Torx bit. Special tool, yeah, it's called a Dremel.

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