Anyone done the shotimes MTX drain plug install?

[myothercarisamustang]

I am having a hard time shifting and I think the tranny fluid might be low, so I would like to just put fresh mobil 1 atf in it. However, I have never tapped/threaded a hole before, so I'm just kinda wondering if it is as easy as the write up makes it sound.

 

[twr]

I followed the directions on Shotimes - I thought it was pretty easy - but I also think changing a clutch on a SHO is easy too, albeit time consuming.

 

[yamahaSHO]

Yes, it is very easy. As far as the fluid, I would suggest 1 quart of mobil 1 synthetic ATF and 2 quarts of B&M TrickShift. Good Luck!!

 

[Diameg]

Lots of us have done it.

You can check if your tranny fluid is low without doing that though.
For what it's worth, my tranny fluid was well past it's shelf life, didn't look good, but changing it didn't make a huge difference.
I totally recommend the drain plug install and changing your fluid, but I'm just saying that the hard shift may be related to something else.

In any event, the drain plug install is easy, if you decide to go ahead with it.

Mike

 

[myothercarisamustang]

I agree, Mike. The clutch was replaced first when the car had 70,000 miles on it. It now has 140,000 on it, so I suspect the clutch may be wearing down as well. But since everyone agrees that the drain plug install is easy I will give that a shot and then start troubleshooting from there. Will I need some sort of pump to get the fluid into the transmission, or is the fill hole upright where a funnel will fit in it?

 

[jelloslug]

If you have never tapped a hole before, try it on a scrap piece of metal first. Pipe threads are tapered and if you tap too deep it will mess the fit of the plug up.

 

[sdpatt]

There is already a "drain plug" installed in the MTX. I learned it from the SHO NUT MTX video. It is the 13mm shifter interlock bolt on the angled face of the forward, driver side of the transaxle. This bolt drains all but the lowest portions of the differential well. The only caveat with using this bolt is place the shifter in neutral and do not move it until the bolt is replaced. Use Teflon tape on the bolt and torque gently to (about) 12 lb-ft.

After seeing the internals of the transaxle, I strongly advise not drilling into the transaxle casing at the risk of creating aluminum shavings inside the case that cannot be trapped by the magnet. These loose metallic shavings can cause more damage to the gear train and its oiling system than almost any transmission fluid. Be forewarned.

<small>[ March 26, 2003, 01:58 PM: Message edited by: sdpatt ]</small>

 

[twr]

sdpatt:
There is already a "drain plug" installed in the MTX. I learned it from the SHO NUT MTX video. It is the 13mm shifter interlock bolt on the angled face of the forward, driver side of the transaxle. This bolt drains all but the lowest portions of the differential well. The only caveat with using this bolt is place the shifter in neutral and do not move it until the bolt is replaced. Use Teflon tape on the bolt and torque gently to (about) 12 lb-ft.

After seeing the internals of the transaxle, I strongly advise not drilling into the transaxle casing at the risk of creating aluminum shavings inside the case that cannot be trapped by the magnet. These loose metallic shavings can cause more damage to the gear train and its oiling system than almost any transmission fluid. Be forewarned.

Scott,
I asked Gary Morrel about that one time - He said that there is no way the aluminum shavings could do any damage to the internals. As you stated the shift interlock bolt can be used as a drain, but if you bump the shifter, it's a little more than hard to align every thing back up again.

I will do an inspection on mine when I have it apart to install my quaife and let you know if I find any shavings in the oiling system - that is a valid concern (blockage of the passage ways)

<small>[ March 26, 2003, 03:09 PM: Message edited by: twrsho ]</small>