Differential Oil Change
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Well, now I don't feel so bad....
I tried the jack method, no go. Finally I took it to a shop, they couldn't get it off either! They put a TON of force on that plug, and it didn't move. I could see it from the waiting area, the back of my car was bumping up and down and it still didn't come out. They tried a huge impact wrench, negative on movement. They had to torch the bolt, apply penetrating lube, torch again, and use an extractor. It finally come out. Fluid changed!
I tried the jack method, no go. Finally I took it to a shop, they couldn't get it off either! They put a TON of force on that plug, and it didn't move. I could see it from the waiting area, the back of my car was bumping up and down and it still didn't come out. They tried a huge impact wrench, negative on movement. They had to torch the bolt, apply penetrating lube, torch again, and use an extractor. It finally come out. Fluid changed!
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#21
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Clearly, no. But it's hard to know that it's going to be this much a problem BEFORE you start the project. If I had known this was going to be an issue, I would have had them take care of it 2 weeks ago. It was hard to know that 2 weeks ago, however.
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01-30-08 12:43 AM