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Old 06-05-07, 02:50 AM
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Differential Drain Plug

What tool do you guys use to open up the rear diff drain plug?
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a breaker bar the size of the plug.
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you can use a 3/8 drive wrachet to open it or a 3/8 drive extension to open it the wratchet is the esyest one.
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i use a 3/8 drive breaker bar and insert the 3/8 "chuck" into the drain plug and giver it hell. a lot of times though i used a cheater pipe on the end of the breaker bar for leverage. you may need it. as a tip, make sure you can remove the fill plug first before draining the differential.
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yep just the square end of a 3/8 tool
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Ok, thanks a lot...
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3/8 breaker bar and some leg leverage!
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