HarryN
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- Aug 28, 2011
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Recently I purchased a Bobcat 763. Getting around to changing all the fluids and have come to draining the 9 gallons of oil in the chain case. The manual describes removing the "Drain Plug" and "washer". So I assumed you unscrewed the bolt and accompanying washer (like the drain plug on a car's oil pan) Not so.... This has a rubber grommet plugged into the drain hole!! (basically a rubber cork) For some reason this just didn't seem right, so I went to the local Bobcat dealer to buy another "Plug". That way I knew it would be the right item. To my surprise it is a "rubber grommet" with what looks like a nail you push into the center of it, which I assume expands the grommet to seal the hole and so it doesn't fall out. (there is no "washer" as described in the service manual??) My question is, Do you need a special tool to remove the rubber drain plug? Or, do you just rip it out of there? Being I don't have a lift... and barely no clearance as I get under the Bobcat, I guess you better be ready with a container for the have 9 gallons of oil that will be draining out!! Personally, I this this drain plug so is a poor design. But what do I know - LOL