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Does anyone happen to know the torque specs of the drain plug and the fill plug for a manual tranny?

thanks,
Paul

 
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I think its 27 ft-lbs....
Either look in the manual or turn it until you feel the crush washer dent.

 
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thanks, well, I think I have it tight enough then, as I did the bottom one around 30 and the top around 35. I hate the feel of those crush washers, as you never know if it's the crush washer doing it's job or if it's stripping. I wouldn't think with a crush washer it would be too easy to strip out the threads though...as the washer would just keep crushing.

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Paul

 
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just snug them up and you'll be fine. torques on things like that don't have to be exact. the only things that should be exact are head bolts, cam bolts, crank & rod bolts, clutch bolts,....you know, things that move and have bearings. everything else, just tighten/snug them up.

 
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yeah, I agree, but I have a BAD habit of overtightening things, so in order to keep me from stripping them out I like to torque them to spec....ecspecially when the treads are aluminum. That way I KNOW I wont strip anything


Paul

 
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Is there a tranny fluid change DIY on this site>? couldnt find one.. but sure would be helpfull.

 
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how many miles do you have? the tranny fluid doesn't have to be changed for a while. I think its like 60k miles. I hope you don't have that many miles already...lol. just pull the drain plug, let it drain, snug it back in, fill it back up with some 80w-90 gear oil, and snug the fill plug back up. that's it....pretty simple. don't worry about the "honda tranny oil" its just there for you to buy more honda stuff. just like ford and the motorcraft oil, not required. the "honda tranny oil" smells just like 80w-90 gear oil....hmmmm...imagine that.