Colorado B.S. Thread

Impact?

 

I think its making him feel very angry and possibly sad that he cant get it off.

 

Hit it a couple times straight on hit a hammer. Helps break it loose according to Brian.

 

A handheld impact driver (the kind you strike with a hammer) and a 10mm bit/driver may work too. Have saved myself a few times with one of those on stuck stuff.

 

Can you provide him with a "safe space"?

 

I got a patch for that

 

Have used that, sometimes with a flat punch, to help flatten the "damage" occurring by the allen wrench to get you one more shot at getting it loose before it's completely stripped out.

 

One more thought: heat the housing with a torch to help it expand a touch to help release its grip on the plug. Then, stick an ice cube to the plug to rapidly cool it before you attempt to remove.

 

Cordless impact driver with a T55 torx bit (for extra bite) did the trick. Thanks everyone! I better get a new drain plug from the stealership for the next time.

 

I would get it now... next time it might be super stuck, and it'll end up being much more of a PITA.

Just get a new pan (or nicely cleaned used one) to catch the fluid that comes out and put it back in.

 

Yeah I'll have to do that. I wonder how many arms and legs the stealership will charge me for that crappy little drain plug?

 

$13 Genuine Toyota 90341-24014 Front Differential Drain Plug

https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Toyo...s=toyota+tacoma+front+differential+drain+plug

 

Some third genners might not understand.

 

Hellooooooooooooo Coloradoooooooooo!

 

Hows the truck? No new dings.

 

LOL - praise the lord. It's smells like foo foo lotion scent now.

 

Yah but what did the wife do to it.

 

But when I got home, the first question was, how much more money are you going to spend and the kids topic came

I really need a stash garage if I continue on buying parts

 

Where's the pics of the new ditch lights and brackets installed? @2016spicytaco