Hi All
I was changing out my first Tailshaft bushing/bearing last weekend. The only thing that went wrong was the Transmission drain plug had been overtightened by the PO. It felt way tight when removing so I kinda worked it back and forth while loosening and it did come out...but in looking at the plug I can see where it rolled over the first thread and looks like it pushed the rest slightly towards the tip, though evenly spaced. I am considering two options.
1)Simply get a nice new drain plug and put some teflon tape on it and gently screw her in.
2)Get a thread chaser and see if I can clean it up a bit first.
If I opt for #2 I need to know the size, M10?
Anyone out there try this?
Matt

Getting a new plug will be much easier and less expensive.

Hmmmm the drain plug says "D II" stamped on top...I havent a clue what that means.

D2 Might be for Dexron 2?

Anyway, I've gotten a thread chaser for under $10 at Kragen/Napa. I wish I could tell you the thread size, but if you go on over to turbobricks, they have a sticky with tons of thread measurements.

Happy Bricking
William
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1990 740 Turbo, on its way to stock specs, maybe beyond

Use a new drain plug and drain plug gasket.The gasket is often missing,causing thread damage.The thread chaser shouldn't be necessary.

Bill

Thanks Bill for the input. This one did actually have the little copper gasket/washer on there. Whoever tightened it, did so to probably 25 ft lbs.
And I am likely to opt for your solution as Sears only had a Chaser kit and I didnt want to spliff out 85$...hmmmmmm