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Oil filler/level plug removal

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Oil filler/level plug removal

Post by BJ73 »

Can't get them out of the gearbox, transfer case or diffs in an 83 sierra.

I've tried flooding them with WD40 etc, whacking them with a mash hammer, and when I use a breaker bar on the hex head it just twists the allen key up.

The rear diff has a square male plug which was easily removed, but the rest have the female hex plugs.

Only thing else I can think of is to try heating them up but I don't have a gas torch.

Any ideas ?
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Re: Oil filler/level plug removal

Post by zookimal »

BJ73 wrote:The rear diff has a square male plug which was easily removed, but the rest have the female hex plugs.
Interesting. All the zooks (and parts) I've owned have had the 3/8in drive square fitting in them I think.
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Post by Taff »

weld a nut to it.
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Post by Gwagensteve »

zookimal wrote:
BJ73 wrote:The rear diff has a square male plug which was easily removed, but the rest have the female hex plugs.
Interesting. All the zooks (and parts) I've owned have had the 3/8in drive square fitting in them I think.
1.0's are different.

weld a nut to it, but if you don't have a torch you probably don't have a welder either.

A Bernz-o-matic torch isn't that expensive and is super useful, as you'll find.

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Post by BJ73 »

Cheers guys, I've got a welder but didn't want to cover myself in spatter.

Ended up getting a gas torch with some MAPP gas.

After a few heat treatments and some persuasion with a hammer the inspection plugs finally came out, thanks.
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Post by crispy zook »

another easy way is an allen key socket and rattle gun
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Post by Gwagensteve »

Tried getting a rattle gun onto a sierra gearbox fill plug?

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