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- 1999
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- Mazda
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- Michelin LTX M/S P235-75R15
A simple job turned bad...I was testing the angle so as I could pour some Lucas tx. into 5 speed transmission ('99 Mazda B2500,)
and accidentally dropped the cone shaped plastic cap (about half inch) into the gear case housing. It had been drained already and I was
ready to refill when it happened.
Things done:
1) I tried blowing air in (fill hole) while vacuuming air out (drain hole) to hopefully pull it out with air/vacuum, but no luck.
2) Tried to visualize it...can't see it. I'm awaiting a bore-scope from a friend<--Upadate: could not locate it..very limit view even with bore-scope
3) Tried refilling and draining again X3 (and going through gears to jostle it loose I hoped) so it will flow out with the used oil.
Question....will I damage the gears if I run it with the plastic cap in there?
Thanks for any help...a bit of an emergency on this easy job gone wrong.
UPDATE (Nov. 24-2019) looks like no issues so far with cap gobbling gears. Thanks for all advice...really helps. I'll probably replace the fluid again soon though to get the plastic out
(making sure to put the fill plug not too tight...sorry about that 91 Stranger )
I attached a pic of what my drain plug looked like with metal shavings (I suspect that's pretty normal as long as no major metal pieces on the magnetized drain bolt.)
and accidentally dropped the cone shaped plastic cap (about half inch) into the gear case housing. It had been drained already and I was
ready to refill when it happened.
Things done:
1) I tried blowing air in (fill hole) while vacuuming air out (drain hole) to hopefully pull it out with air/vacuum, but no luck.
2) Tried to visualize it...can't see it. I'm awaiting a bore-scope from a friend<--Upadate: could not locate it..very limit view even with bore-scope
3) Tried refilling and draining again X3 (and going through gears to jostle it loose I hoped) so it will flow out with the used oil.
Question....will I damage the gears if I run it with the plastic cap in there?
Thanks for any help...a bit of an emergency on this easy job gone wrong.
UPDATE (Nov. 24-2019) looks like no issues so far with cap gobbling gears. Thanks for all advice...really helps. I'll probably replace the fluid again soon though to get the plastic out
(making sure to put the fill plug not too tight...sorry about that 91 Stranger )
I attached a pic of what my drain plug looked like with metal shavings (I suspect that's pretty normal as long as no major metal pieces on the magnetized drain bolt.)
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