Early Borg Warner + drain plug removal

[jpswift1]

Has anyone ever seen an old T-20 that had the drain plug with the big + shapped head, kind of like a big phillips screw? If so, does anyone know what tool can be used to remove it to drain and fill the transmission? Thanks.

[hydromike]

I use a big phillips screw driver. Seriously. Either that, or if the threads are exposed enough, you can use a set of channel locks/vise grips to grab it and unscrew it. This is a ghetto way, and you might damage the very top of the threads. This never mattered on my machine since the plug never screwed in enough to engage those threads anyway. A big phillips screw drive will work, though.

[Don]

You can also use an impact driver with the largest common screwdriver head you can find. I've had to do that on one occasion when nothing else would work.

[George]

I've used the claw end of my crowbar to get it loose then finished the job with a screwdiver.