is there a drainage plug on the box some where i know there is the oil filler plug but is there a drainage plug, cheers

 

I don't think there's a drainage plug on the box at all mate, i just took the driveshafts out to drain it. If there is i couldn't see it when i was changin my box......shite design really!

 

as said its not got one you will have to pull one of your drive shafts out mate

 

there is a plug on the front but i thought it was only used to fill it up. take the chaft oput works every time.

 

You can drain it quite well by unscrewing the (5th gear probably) spring loaded locking rod from the front.

 

cheers everyone, jesseT i will give this a try a friend
said the same thing

 

my 3i has an allen bolt in it at the front. is the rs box that different?

 

That is for filling.

 

oh yeah, just remembered, it's the other one thats the drain plug, theres a bolt just into the bottom of the gearbox that needs a really long socket on it as the bolt is a bit like a stud, it's got a long protrusion sticking out beyond the head which is obviously up against the bellhousing. think it was about 19mm?

 

It's not a bolt, it's the fifth gear selector locking mechanism as I just mentioned above.

 

I drained my fluid using that hole and a manual pump...