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    broken transmission cover plate

    Transmission front plate removed. I did not remove the plate but the picture was good reference. This was probably the picture that helped me most to understand how to drill out the plate.
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    broken transmission cover plate

    Hi Don. I did resolve the issue. I ended up drilling the transmission in place. I took the Kubota part to a machine shop with the filter and had them trim down the stub end to match the filter. I had them remove the hex on the outside and broach a hex on the inside. I did have to cut a 1/4...
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    broken transmission cover plate

    Ok, I was able to successfully drill and tap the new stud. But the filter doesnt fit the threads of the new stud. I am using a genuine transmission filter for the new stud. Any thoughts?
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    broken transmission cover plate

    Thanks for the reply. The dealer said removing/replacing the cover was a 10 hr job. May have to drill it in place. Ordered the part last night. Appreciate the insight from this site, so much valuable info.
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    broken transmission cover plate

    I recently broke the filter stub as well and was curious if anyone has completed the fix using part 15241-32290? I took my BX to the local dealer and they want to replace the cover plate and all in looking at about $3K. They said the part was not for the transmission filter and would not...