Back to shop ↗
THE HOLDEN COMMODORE FORUM

HOLDCOM Community

Built around the cars. Kept alive by the people.

+ Start a discussion
Holden Commodores gathered at Holdcom
Forum Home›Technical help
Technical help

How to service you mx7 gearbox

Started by LUVMTL · 28 Dec 2009 · 23 replies

Preserved from CalaisTurbo. Original authors and dates are shown; archived members are not current Holdcom accounts. View original archive ↗

gold-vltArchived member
I've already considered that. I'm all for it as long as i can buy new plugs or find someone who will make them at a reasonable price.
0 likes
GenieeArchived member
FYI, ive had very bad experiances with "eazy outs" one snapped inside the bolt, so you have to get even harder drill bits Cobolt to drill the eazy out ... out.... lucky for my it was not leading into a gearbox or anything critical of fine particles... but I invested in a good set of "left handed drill bits" and that's saved me a few times... you need to be VERY careful and slow , and step up the sizes, eventually, you will have almost like a shell / sleeve of a bolt that the drill grips and spirals it out... I'd be scared to try it on a stud or bolt into a gearbox tho... saying that.... I did use it on one of the diff plate cover bolts... it was an absolute mess from previous owner, I have also tried those IRWIN "bolt-grip" sockets and they saved me a few times from rounded bolts. http://www.bunnings.com.au/irwin-5-p...e-set_p5610060 (http://www.bunnings.com.au/irwin-5-piece-bolt-grip-base-set_p5610060) But not sure if they would help out here as its already round, ... you could always bash a size onto it and then get the ratchet onto the bolt-grip, but you have to be pretty committed to getting it out if you're willing to potentially destroy it. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
0 likes
TurismoArchived member
Bout to service mine think my bolts stuck lol. Also ill not be filling it up from inside the car as oil and Calais fabric do go well to gather, Why would you take the risk of soiling your interior? I just think of all the once nice vl interiors out their that are now dekcuf and think how - how do some people use their interior's like a oily rag for the sake of an oil change or mechanical work is beyond me.
0 likes
5spdvlArchived member
Well unless you're Michael J Fox, it's actually a lot easier to fill it from the inside. get some plastic sheeting if you really have to. Done it many times without incident. Do you have a pump to fill it from the outside? Most people don't.
0 likes
Sign in or create an account to reply. New members are welcome—no purchase or old CT account needed.

Who’s online

0 members and 1 guest active in the last 15 minutes

No signed-in members active right now. Guests are welcome to browse.

Visitors Today103

33,577 threads, 483,729 posts and 4,462 images saved from CT

98.1% of indexed threads saved