Jim,,, Sorry if this is to late to help but for the record,,,,, I also just
had the same problem,,,, So I went to,the local (up at the cottage where
the 6 is) tool store and bought a 1/2"drive 5/8" impact socket and a 5/8"
Allen wrench with this and a 12" length of 3/4" water pipe had no trouble at
all removing the plug... 1/2" drive on the plug, 3/8" Allen wrench in it and
the water pipe on that......
Oh yea we put over 300 miles of fun on her over the weekend with no problems
other than a sore leg from having to stop at all those darn garage sales
wife wanted to go to...and leaving little puddles of rearend fluid every
where we stopped......Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Jones" <jimjcmo@yahoo.com>
To: "6pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 2:54 PM
Subject: %&?#@"! filler plug!!
> It's the little innocuous things that one assumes aren't a problem that
> keep confounding me!
>
> My latest foe is the filler plug for the gearbox. The blasted thing won't
> budge. I've tried soaking it with PB'Laster. Tapping on it. Swearing at
> it. All to no avail. It's 7/16" square OEM plug. I don't want to bugger it
> by rounding off the corners. I've tried using a 7/16" open end wrench and
> vise grips. I've thought about sticking on the drive end of a 1/2" drive
> socket and twisting it with BF vise grips. Any other suggestions? And just
> to be safe I have to ask this: The plug is loosened by turning
> counter-clockwise, right?
>
> Now please excuse me. My work break is over - back to being the village
> idiot.
>
> Jim
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