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stuck tranny filler bolt

Old Jun 15, 2007 | 10:45 PM
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Question stuck tranny filler bolt

ok ive done most of the basic tune up in my 85 gsl , now all that is left is the tranny and diff . Today i tried to loosen the tranny filler bolt but it seemed to be really hard to remove . never had this problem before , i dont wanna force to break it loose because iam afraid to strip the square bolt . any suggestions?
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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Heat and PB blaster. it is a 3/8" square FYI
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 03:58 PM
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Tranny fill plug takes a 14 mm open end wrench. Preheating will help, but don't get carried away, it's a steel plug in aluminum threads.
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