TheGoldenSB

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Finally my turbo build is days away from drving just needs to be tuned a little and i cant take the damn diff bolt off to drain the fluid to put some new redline in. So far ive tried with a socket but its too stripped no socket will fit. Tried with some vice grips and a hammer and still no luck. Anybody got any better ideas besides trying to heat up the bolt and turning it out because i have no torch?

ifryrice

If you've got a spare bolt, you can try the hammer/chisel approach.

TheGoldenSB

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Im sure i can get another bolt but does anyone have any better ideas then just goin to town on the bolt

SpikeDerailed

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Or if you have a welder tack a piece of metal on the drain bolt that you CAN grip with the vice grips.

P.S. make sure you can open the fill plugs before draining.

TheGoldenSB

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Thanks will do

jjwalker

Is it rounded off or what?

If you are careful, you can grind it back down to a lower sized hex head with a hand heald dremel. Be very ******* careful though.

I have done this a few times before and it isn't easy, but not totally undoable.