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Comfortably Numb · 7th January 2019, 22:52

Help! Trying to change the gear oil on my 2001 CDT, both plugs have a star shaped hole, the nearest fit I have is a 50 torx bit, but it seems too slack and likely to round off the hole if I put full force on my 12" bar. (from being slack in the star shaped hole, it turned far enough in the hole to get stuck, and needed force to turn it backwards to get the tool out). Should I be using a known other tool that fits the hole properly? If I round it off, I will never get it out.

7th January 2019, 22:52	#1
Comfortably Numb Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Penrith Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 165 Thanked 303 Times in 241 Posts	Manual gearbox drain and fill plugs problem. Help! Trying to change the gear oil on my 2001 CDT, both plugs have a star shaped hole, the nearest fit I have is a 50 torx bit, but it seems too slack and likely to round off the hole if I put full force on my 12" bar. (from being slack in the star shaped hole, it turned far enough in the hole to get stuck, and needed force to turn it backwards to get the tool out). Should I be using a known other tool that fits the hole properly? If I round it off, I will never get it out.