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I want to change my gearbox oil and have found a tutorial for an rb20....Is it essentially the same process? Is there a better tutorial out there. Guess im just wanting to ask before i have a go and if anyone has any tips for making it easier that theyve found it would be great.

Cheers

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I want to change my gearbox oil and have found a tutorial for an rb20....Is it essentially the same process? Is there a better tutorial out there. Guess im just wanting to ask before i have a go and if anyone has any tips for making it easier that theyve found it would be great.

Cheers

No real tricks. A few points

  • You probably will need some way to pump the oil in (you can't really just pour it in ;))
  • Make sure you undo the refill hole first
  • Might want to do the transfer case at the same time.

Had a bad time of it over the weekend. My old boy could undo the filler but the drain plug would not move no matter what we tried. Im almost thinking it'll have to be drilled out? Anyone else ever encounter this problem?

Had a bad time of it over the weekend. My old boy could undo the filler but the drain plug would not move no matter what we tried. Im almost thinking it'll have to be drilled out? Anyone else ever encounter this problem?

All you need is a decent size breaker bar, they can be tight but i never have any problem undoing them with a 400mm breaker bar. If you are in sydney give me a p.m. and i'll undo it for you .

The breaker bar and big piece of exhaust pipe were used with no success! Luckily my grandpa is a mechanic and has a pit in his shed so we had a bit more room to move. Rattle gun came out to play as well with ZERO movement....

That's why im starting to think there's a messy drilling session needing to happen...

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The breaker bar and big piece of exhaust pipe were used with no success! Luckily my grandpa is a mechanic and has a pit in his shed so we had a bit more room to move. Rattle gun came out to play as well with ZERO movement....

That's why im starting to think there's a messy drilling session needing to happen...

I would never use that option, get the oxy out and give it some heat. Unless you have a big tattle gun ( at least 3/4") i can put a lot more force with a braker bar.

that is strange....I've seen some v tight ones but a big enough breaker with a hollow pole has always done the job. And make sure you have the drive nice and straight in the plug so it doesn't twist out, a tap or 2 to seat it hard in there car help.

re pumping the oil in, a piece of hose is fine you just hold it outside the car nice and high and let gravity do the work :(

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