Hiya!
Decided to make some service work on my car myself without involving the mechanic since about everything has become too expensive past years.

Anyway, I thought changing the ATF would be not too hard, since I have done several motor oil replacements before.

There is supposed to be a plug, that had to be undone with a 3/8'' ratchet. Unfortunately I only had a 1/4'' in my toolbox, so I bought a konverter, and using a 2'' extender I could reach past the bar close to the plug itself.

So I started turning it counter-clockwise, like any screw, and I thought it came undone but then my extender snapped. Not sure of the quality of the ratchet tools but now I am quite clueless.

I even tried spraying some WD-10 on it before trying, not that it looked like it was needed but just in case. Also unplugged the ATF oil-level stick.

Any suggestions on how to undo this plug? It's quite a hassle to reach it as I have to run the car warm, jack up the car, remove the passenger front wheel and try to undo the plug.

Should I use buy ratchet (3/8'' instead) or will there be a risk the ratchet might break too?

 

As it is a pot metal or aluminum plug with fine threads into a similar metal and it has been on there for years, they take a lot of effort to remove.

I have really struggled with 3/8 ratchets to remove them, and often i just grab my 1/2 ratchet or breaker bar to remove it.

You can also use two wrenches connected together as a cheater to get the extra leverage assuming that you have the room to remove it. A quick internet search will show you how to do this. Box end on the bolt/plug and use the other box end into this wrenches open end. You can also connect a wrench to the end of th e3/8 rachet or a short pipe for extra leverage.

The shorter the extension, the more torque that you apply to the bolt.

Be sure that you are on the proper bolt/plug as if you break the transmission, that is far worse the cost of paying someone to do this for you. If you are unsure, post a pic, though the drain should be pretty obvious and i am pretty sure that you have the correct plug.

 

According to guide videos, it should be this plug, right behind the passeger front wheel, behind the bar I can't name for the moment. Now in the picture is another "extender", since the other one broke apart. Not sure what kind of tool I should use to get this off. A 1/2'' seems a bit too big though?

 

That looks to be the plug for sure. If that is just takes a square end like a 3/8 extension, I would go out and get a 3/8 ratchet. That should be able to do it just fine and then you will have the tool for future use.

$10 at Harbor Freight. It also has a good thin handle to use a wrench or pipe extension for extra leverage.

https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-t...het-62287.html

 

Use a small pump true were the dipstike is.you can get the fluid out that way. That is one option ,the other is to keep tring to get the plug out.good lock.

 

Ah, I managed to find a tool that fitted lending it from a friend, so I got it loose eventually.