re: Steel plugs in aluminum!

[Ken Keith <auditude@impulsedata.net>]

kavanagh@kodak.com (David Kavanagh staff) wrote:
> 
> Help! I'm having problems finding the right method to loosen the drain plugs
> from my rear diff! I replaced the fluid in my tranny a month or more ago, and
> didn't have these kind of problems! I can't seem to get the front drain
> plug or the fill plug to budge. I've applied moderate heat (propane for
> short durations) and buggered up the hex in the plug as much as I dare before
> trying something else. Is there something that will chemically free these
> plugs from that aluminum housing?

I'm curious to hear what suggestions are offered.  I still have a stuck 
fill plug, and I recently noticed what appeared to be som gear oil on
the 
bottom of my tranny.  Also, the tranny seems much more sensitive (easier 
to grind) than before, leading me to think I am low on tranny oil.

Ken
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