John:
Try putting Liquid Wrench around the plug for several days, then use a
7/16'" wrench if it fits the square plug tight. If not, use an 11mm and tap
it on tight with a hammer (this is to prevent it rounding off the plug, or
flying off and injuring your hand). Next, fit a piece of copper water pipe
or small conduit pipe over the wrench (flatten it a little at the end to
slip over the wrench).
There are square and 8-point sockets, but these are hard to find, and it
makes it difficult to get in where you need to work (as you noticed the
space is tight, and not much room to get much turn angle on the wrench even
when you've got enough torque).
Initially, torque the plug in the CW direction, and alternately hit the
wrench or pipe with a hammer to shock it, with plenty of Liquid Wrench and
time on your side.
Good Luck!
-Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hobson [mailto:goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 3:23 PM
To: Trevor Boicey; Spitfires mailing list
Subject: Re: whining noise
It is a male type square nut. My 7/16 spanner fits round it, but it
seems to be stuck tight. I was trying to think of a way to extend the
handle, but couldn't. Anyway there is not much room for manouvre back
there.
Cheers
John
--- Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca> wrote: > John Hobson wrote:
> > I know that I have an oil leak on the diff, could this whining noise
> be
> > caused by a low oil level? I am having trouble getting the oil
> filler
> > plug off using a spanner, do I need a special tool?
>
> At risk of sounding patronizing, shouldn't you address that
> before driving the car? Diffs are not cheap.
>
> Anyways, what does the diff plug look like? There are
> several kinds, I can usually prescribe a DIY way to make
> a tool for any type. ;>
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
> Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
> ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
> "Bart, you can't weld with such a little flame!" - Homer
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