Colorado B.S. Thread

Those are really soft metal. I bet the impact will round it right out. Make sure you clean all the mud and dirt out of there first, It seems a lot of stripped front diff drain/fill bolts happen because of that.

Might end up having to weld a big nut on there.

 

Is it just from heat warp? I wonder if you went and drove it for a little while if it would lossen up?

 

The fill plug broke loose. But the drain plug is kicking my ass.

 

Yeah I was thinking that. That's why I through it up here to see if anyone tried an impact. I stop trying prying on it because I started feeling a little slop in the Allen wrench. I'll figure something out.

 

smack it with a bfh

 

Shouldn't be. Those plug are know for being a pain in the ass.

 

You need a Ben then. Right @alee891

 

Sorry about the different post my phone is being stupid. @BDN i'm not home. I'm going over to Gerrets shop around noon in Brighton so I'll see if he has something I can use too.

 

**Sometimes** (not responsible for results) an impact is less likely to strip out a bolt than a breaker.

I still want to know why it's seized... did you never have it off after buying it? Did you tighten the hell out of it?

 

I never removed it. That's how it came when I bought it. I never thought to at the time. I was a little distracted at the time.

 

Think they'll fit with some fender trimming?

 

Seems legit. I think so.

 

Just mount them, they will trim out the space they need on their own.

 

Never had a problem with water in mine, but it does get dusty as fuck when on the trail.

 

Removal of the lower plug can be a pain. There is a very easy trick that works almost every time...........

Take a ball-peen hammer, with the flat end hit the drain plug flat on the hex side a could times. Typically this relives the tension on the gasket allowing easy removal.

 

I will give that a try

 

I had the same problem on my tundra front diff. I wrenched on hit and even used my jack handle as a breaker bar. Inevitably I sprayed it with PB blaster a couple times for 3 days and it popped loose on day 4. I looked like it was rusted to me. I suspect from the crap they've been putting on the roads lately.

 

Did you get 'er out Ray?

 

Yeah I was able to get it out and I changed the oil. The allen wrench had to much play in it to break it loose. But with a breaker bar I was able to get it. The oil was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. The magnet mostly had residue on it, not a whole lot of metal shavings. Pretty clean. I did run the diff in 4hi for 50 miles between 50-60 mph at a time. So I was pretty surprised.