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Vitara diff plug
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:27 pm
by smally4.0
Gday
My son has purchase a 1990 Vitara swb.... we changed all the oils today
But we could not get the rear filler plug out using a socket handle......
i dont wont to chew it out completely by forcing it to much?
The socket was a bit loose....can you get a proper socket? or can someone advise how to remove this.....
thanks brett....
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:54 pm
by 31zook
get a can of "freeze ya nuts off" and a small hammer and it will come off. If that doesn't work weld a nut onto it then replace it.
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:33 pm
by PCRman
those plugs often have a plastic washer. Heat it up with a little pen torch and they come right off. Also a peice of 10mm keyway steel is a perfect fit to the plug. A short section of that slotted into a 13mm socket makes a good diff plug remover.
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:40 pm
by smally4.0
31zook wrote:get a can of "freeze ya nuts off" and a small hammer and it will come off. If that doesn't work weld a nut onto it then replace it.
Thanks 31 zook
Do you know?
If the filler plug is alloy or steel...
cheers smally
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:41 pm
by smally4.0
PCRman wrote:those plugs often have a plastic washer. Heat it up with a little pen torch and they come right off. Also a peice of 10mm keyway steel is a perfect fit to the plug. A short section of that slotted into a 13mm socket makes a good diff plug remover.
Thanks PCRman....
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:45 pm
by smally4.0
PCRman wrote:those plugs often have a plastic washer. Heat it up with a little pen torch and they come right off. Also a peice of 10mm keyway steel is a perfect fit to the plug. A short section of that slotted into a 13mm socket makes a good diff plug remover.
Thanks PCRman....
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:16 pm
by danssurf82
rear steel- mine mas a wheel nut welded to it
front are alloy, smashed a hole in my casing trying to get it off once,
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:15 pm
by smally4.0
danssurf82 wrote:rear steel- mine mas a wheel nut welded to it
front are alloy, smashed a hole in my casing trying to get it off once,
Thanks guys.... i got some key steel to have another crack at it.....
cheers smally.....
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:43 am
by eXc
I welded a bolt to mine to get them out...although the heat from the welder made it loose anyway haha. Then i bought new plugs, which I did a better weld job to for future removal.
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:17 pm
by smally4.0
eXc wrote:I welded a bolt to mine to get them out...although the heat from the welder made it loose anyway haha. Then i bought new plugs, which I did a better weld job to for future removal.
Looks like im going to do the same thing exc...
tried everything else except burning the plastic washer off...
will order new plugs first....
cheers smally