# where's the tranny drain?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-the-tranny-drain/80290>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [November 20, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-the-tranny-drain/80290 "2003-11-20T13:16:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![martiniracing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@martiniracing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/martiniracing)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-the-tranny-drain/80290/1 "2003-11-20T13:16:12Z")

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trying the drain the tranny, but all i can find is a bolt that is half-drive right on the bottom of the tranny (middle), is that the one? i understand that the bolt on the side of the tranny is the tranny fill

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**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-the-tranny-drain/80290/2 "2003-11-20T13:23:14Z")

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you drain it from the middle bolt on the bottom, it’s like a 1/2" reverse ratchet dealy.

a 1/2" breaker bar will rule all!!!

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**Author:** ![martiniracing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@martiniracing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/martiniracing)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-the-tranny-drain/80290/3 "2003-11-20T13:45:44Z")

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reverse ratchet? so does that mean i turn clockwise to loosen that bolt?

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**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-the-tranny-drain/80290/4 "2003-11-20T14:16:38Z")

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> [@philip\_240sx](#):
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> It’s 1/2" square socket… reverse ratchet sounds confusing.

eh, it does the job.

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**Author:** ![martiniracing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@martiniracing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/martiniracing)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-the-tranny-drain/80290/5 "2003-11-20T14:54:07Z")

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cool guys, i’ll give it another shot. i tried a few hours ago, but wasn’t absolutely sure i was undoing the right one (but it never came loose on me anyway)

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**Author:** ![Sweet\_N\_SourSauce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sweet_n_soursauce/32/5490_2.png) [@Sweet\_N\_SourSauce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sweet_N_SourSauce)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-the-tranny-drain/80290/6 "2003-11-20T20:35:06Z")

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It might take a while, but it should budge. When i drained mine the thing was so tight i mangled the square where the ratchet goes in.

Don’t even attempt this without a fair sized brakerbar. you will be there for a while.

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**Author:** ![martiniracing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@martiniracing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/martiniracing)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-the-tranny-drain/80290/7 "2003-11-21T07:42:05Z")

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cool, i’ll try… i have a broken old school torque wrench that i use as a breaker bar nowadays. haha