gear oil parts

[mnpugdog]

Maybe I'm just missing it when I look online but I can't find it. I'm looking for the gear oil filler bolt. Mine will not tighten all the way. I looked online at all the diagrams but for some reason can't find it. Anyone have any idea what the part number is so I can order one?

[CROSSBOLT]

Whoa! "Won't tighten all the way" means what?

[Stig / Major Tom]

Whoa! "Won't tighten all the way" means what?

The "S" word, I'm afraid.

Stig

[mnpugdog]

meaning in the 8  years I have done this it will not snug up to the hole. I only tighten to the specified torque .but for some reason this time  it won't. It came off easy like always and went in by hand just fine but when I went to tighnten it it doesn't want to to. And I didn't want to try any more because I didn't want to strip anything.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Well, it likely is not that the bolt has stripped...but it being of softer metal, more likely that the case is getting stripped.
Other than rethreading the hole and using a larger bolt....have heard that a fibre gasket can work to stop gear case leaks when used with a carefully tightened bolt in a nearly stripped case.
Not a permanent fix....but.

Stig

[CROSSBOLT]

Yes, close inspection will undoubtedly reveal stripped threads in the softer aluminum like Stig said. Magnifying glass, a powerful flashlight and a knee pad ought to do it. You may be able to do the washer thing Stig mentioned but I will bet you will have to rethread very carefully.

[mnpugdog]

thanks guys, I was afraid of that. I've always tried to be careful but I know it can still happen with the aluminum vs a steal bolt. I guess the one plus is that it's the filler hole and not the drain hole. LOL