HELP! can't get the fill plug off!
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HELP! can't get the fill plug off!
I'm trying to change my gearbox fluid and drained the oil and everything but I can't get the fill plug to come off. It's the correct one and i'm pushing down on the rachet. I've been using a 18" hollow pipe for extra leverage on the rachet but it still won't budge. I've been at this for over an hour and it just won't move. Any ideas?
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man, I tried to get mine off too, and I couldn't get it off, I ended up taking it to the shop and told them to toque it down by hand after they changed the fluid.
But luckily, I had a feeling this would be a problem, so I tried to unbolt my fill plug first before I drained anything so that way I could still drive in case I couldn't get it off. sorry for you luck.
But luckily, I had a feeling this would be a problem, so I tried to unbolt my fill plug first before I drained anything so that way I could still drive in case I couldn't get it off. sorry for you luck.
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Originally Posted by mdosu
man, I tried to get mine off too, and I couldn't get it off, I ended up taking it to the shop and told them to toque it down by hand after they changed the fluid.
But luckily, I had a feeling this would be a problem, so I tried to unbolt my fill plug first before I drained anything so that way I could still drive in case I couldn't get it off. sorry for you luck.
But luckily, I had a feeling this would be a problem, so I tried to unbolt my fill plug first before I drained anything so that way I could still drive in case I couldn't get it off. sorry for you luck.
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I just needed more torque and leverage when I tried to unbolt it. The problem was my car was on jacks...so I was laying on my back...If my car was on a lift and the transmission/t-case over my head I'm pretty sure I would have gotten it off standing on my feet.
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LOL this thread is old for such urgency, I hope bluebanana23 isn't still in his garage waiting for us to post his magical solution And as for the hammer-and-wrench, that might work but coming from an aviation background, one would never do that! Might introduce stress cracks to the aluminum housing that would spread with fatigue and cause part failure...
Last edited by machron1; Jun 29, 2006 at 12:50 PM.
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