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Old May 22, 2010 | 04:08 AM
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Question tranny fill plug

ive got a 88 with a 5 speed. Am i crazy or is the fill plug some bastard size(question mark button missing). i swear thar it should fit a rachet, but it dosent.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 04:43 AM
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I don't remember the size but there is a socket in your tollbox that will fit.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 04:12 PM
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its a square hole. lol not a hex head.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 05:35 PM
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use a bigger ratchet?
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Old May 22, 2010 | 06:17 PM
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I found the same issue.... square, but too small to be 3/8 drive, too big too be a 1/4 drive.

I settled on grinding down a 3 inch 3/8 drive extension to fit.

Is there an actual tool that will fit this wierd hole?
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Old May 22, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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Its a SST (special service tool) you can buy from the dealer or grind down a 3\8" extension with a dremmel which is what i did.
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Old May 23, 2010 | 03:34 PM
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What I did as well. Thought maybe I was lookin at somthing besides the fill plug. Thanks for the reasurrance.
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Old May 23, 2010 | 04:32 PM
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LOL long night.
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Old May 23, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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hey i have the same issue u have the peugeot ba 10/5 i have bad synchros in second gear. the ba 10/5 tranny is a weak tranny for the cherokee im goin to be swapping the ba 10/5 to the aisin ax-15. if you want to swap the ba 10/5 to the ax-15 tranny heres a web site for you to look at

http://www.jeeptech.com/convtrans/ax15swap.html
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