Went to change my gear oil today after the break-in of new gears.

How the hell are you supposed to get that top bolt off the front cover? I can't fit crap up in there. Do they make a special tool or something?

Thanks

 

i didnt had problem with that... can you push the cables that are running on top? what is blocking you there?

 

i would say, a cutting torch, a big hammer, a roll of duct tape, bailing wire, and a bottle of vodka would take care of it! lol hahahaha i dont know, i can get to mine easily

 

Thanks.

I got it with an offset wrench from the neighbor. I hope it will be a hair easier once I lift it.

 

was it that brake line that got in the way? same thing happened to me, just gotta nudge it out of the way a little

 

Ditto for me. Couldn't get a socket on it with the brake line, but got mine with a regular combination wrench okay.

 

Ratchet wrench....

 

It wasn't the brake line for me. It was the pumpkin, some thick radiator like hose and this other tube that looks like an axle housing. I found that if I removed that stupid plastic part below the oil filter that makes oil spill in two places, I could reach one arm over the cross-member, which helped a bit. I think I will leave the stupid plastic thing out

 

oil filter? how did that get in the way?

 

The oil filter wasn't in the way. The plastic part kept me from going at it from a straight shot, over the cross member. What I did was reach my right arm over the cross-member and hold the wrench tght against the bolt, then hit the other end of the wrench with my dead blow hammer until it broke loose, then it was easy. A bunch of permatex was on the threads and it was over-torqued, making it difficult to get started.