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Ideas on removing a stuck diff drain nut

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Ideas on removing a stuck diff drain nut

Post by josh9465 »

any ideas on how to remove a stuck diff drain nut. the nut i have is a 3/8th square hole. the square hole is now damaged.
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Post by P_Byrne »

Try heating it with a welder or similar device, it may loosen it up a bit. New genuine ones are only a few buck by the way...
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Post by jo_shnz »

go buy a new one first,then get a cheisel and hammer and hit it around the way it undoes
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Post by markil »

If you got access to a welder, you could just weld a bit of scrap metal to it and open.
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Post by PJ.zook »

Try the hammer and chisel method first, that usually works. If not then weld an old bolt to the sump plug, and use a spanner on the bolt head. Dont weld on a nut, use a bolt. For some reason a bolt works a hell of a lot better. Either way its sure to come off.
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Post by lay80n »

Clean up plug surface, grab a clean spare wheel nut, and weld the bastard onto the plug. Instant problem solved. (if you have welder there )
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Post by jeep97tj »

If u cant get it off with a cold chisel try welding a 12mm grade 8 bolt to it, if that dosent work u will have to drill it out.

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