RTV 900 Transmission Oil Drain Plug

Kraut · Jul 18, 2005

Just curious to see if anyone else has had problems. Bought a used 2004 model this year. Asked previous owner if the Tranny had its scheduled service-no. Today I decided to change the fluid and filters. The plug was extremely hard to remove. When I was cleaning the metal shavings off the plug I noticed that the threats had something in them also. Picked metal off them. When I tried to re-install plug it would not even snug as it was completely striped out. This is a first for me in over 40 yrs., of doing all of my maintenance on everything from lawnmowers to a 40' Diesel Pusher MH.
I just wonder if there has been any issues with this in the past.
Other then this, I really like the Bota so far. Thanks for any suggestions,answers.

bczoom · Jul 18, 2005

Kraut,

I have not heard of this issue.
Was it cross-threaded when installed? If the threads are stripped, is there any similar damage to the threads in the tranny housing?

Brian