I'm sick of stripping it out trying to figure out whiich way it turns, if the wreck is pointed towards my rear diff do i pull it towards the drivers side or push towards the pass?

 

Drivers side man... It's a normal bolt. Lefty loosey, rightie tightie...

Or as I was taught, Imagine it as the center of a clock. Putting the bolt in is forwards on the clock, out is reverse.

However... You may wanna loosten the filler plug first... What happens if you drain it and find out that the filler plug is stuck closed. Prepare man... Prepare.

 

I already took out the fill bolt, it was easy, i just now got the drain bolt out, i didn't know which way to look at the bolt to loosen it... the way i was looking at it going the opposite way was the right way.

 

**** man, I'm having *exactly* the same problem. Filler bolt came out no prob, but the damn drain bolt is like spot welded in there or something. I knew the "rightie tightie, lefty loosie" thing, so I know I've been pulling the proper direction, but the damn thing won't budge... a whole bunch of liquid wrench, WD-40, and a big honkin' wratchet with a six-point socket of almost exactly the right size and it won't frigging budge!

If anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear 'em. Is it possible that some idiot DID weld it on? Or is this a common problem? The bolt is so low-profile that it's often hard to get a good grip on and I'm sure I'm stripping it a bit... but what else can I do?!?

Jon

 

Pipe wrench time!

 

I used a cresent wrech and just pushed the **** out of it and it broke loose finally.

 

cresent wrench? what exactly is that? Like a box-end wrench?

And exactly what size did you use? I've been having a hard time finding out the size of the bolt. 24mm is too big, 22 is too small, I found an imperial one that fit not too bad... is it a 23mm or is it imperial?

Jon

 

the odd MM sizes are = to imperial sizes

 

Cresent wrech... it's adjustable, or maybe it's called adjustable wrech, not a cresent wrech?

 

I think they're called a spanner wrench in those crazy places that aren't in the U.S.

 

Crescent wrench:

No such size... It's adjustable. Personally I think it's a bit risky using one of those or an open ended wrench on a bolt that's low profile like that, especially when it's really tight... Too much risk of rounding it off... Box ended... Usually when it's tight, I use a combonation wrench. Put the box end on the bolt, then put another, slightly larger size box end wrench on the open end... (Old mechanics trick... Learned it as... Duh, a mechanic... It's kinda hard to describe, but as soon as you see it, it's cool.) It allows you to double your leverage of the wrenches.

Or just use a pipe.

 

I thought a spanner was an open ended wrench.

 

Crescent is a brand name, like Channel Lock or Vice Grips. The correct name is adjustable wrench.

A spanner is one of those goofy looking C shaped wrenches.

 

Well, do you use a Xerox machine or a Photo Copy machine? Is it Scotch tape or Cellophane Tape? Do you blow your nose on a Kleenex, or tissue?



Brands have come into acceptance in our consumer oriented world... Unfortunately...

Yeah... So how many more can you think of? Just for the record, Proper names for Vice Grips are Locking Pliers, and Channel Locks are tongue and groove pliers.

 

Oh God, the idea of using a cresent wrench to do that bolt would be horrifying.. Alright, so yeah I tried that two days ago already. My wrench doesn't seem to tighten up very well, so all it ended up doing was "readjusting" to slip off as I turned... Useless piece of crap...

For the guys who haven't used a cresent wrench, what size is that bolt? Is it imperial or metric? I know that odd metric sizes mean imperial, but as I said, it *could* be a 23mm, I just haven't yet found a part store that has a 23mm wrench in stock!

Jon

 

I just did this, and it was either the 5/16 or 7/8 socket I used. It wasn't metric for sure. I used also a BIG socket wrench and PUSHED it towards the rear of the car (counterclockwise).

 

Do they call 'em a "croissant" wrench in France?

 

I used an air ratchet, came right off .

~T.J.

 

Might be an american size! Use a six point, not 12 point, to avoid rounding off. Maybe grind off 1/32 from socket to get rid of chamfer inside socket.

B

 

I just did this on the week end.

The Plug turns Clock Wise in and Counter Clock wise out.

I used a 24mm Socket, but 15/16" will also work.

The Fill hole plug is 15mm Clock wise in and Counter Clock wise out.

A 3/8" Drive will fit in the square hole in both plugs in the Rear End.

These are also Clock wise in counter clock wise out

 

I tried a 7/8" wrench... too small... I tried a 24mm wrench, too big... I tried a 22mm wrench, too small... Local parts store doesn't carry a 23mm wrench, can't try it. Found some un-marked six-point socket that I'm sure is imperial, and it fit *okay*, but not great. Still strips the ******* thing. Grrr....

I know the direction to take the plug out, it's just really siezed in there.

Jon