Can't undo the front diff drain plug..fml. (1 Viewer)

[bloc]

If that's the replacement plug I used it isn't available at toyota, Lexus only.

 

[RET2]

Don't feel all alone, this is frequently encountered. Make sure you torque correctly when reinstalling.

 

[grinchy]

Would think you’d need a brass drift too?

 

[pizdets17]

yea so the hammer/heat thing didn't work and now I have a stripped plug... Guess now I need to try and find a shop to weld a nut onto it?

 

[nwfl4runner]

Or a shop with an air chisel

 

[Fooness]

Didn't apply penetrating oil?

 

[pizdets17]

i did the week before lol

 

[tominboise]

Try vise grips on the perimeter. Heat with a heat gun prior to. I have also heated the entire plug a heat gun and then freeze it with a can of liquid air used to clean keyboards. To use the temp differential to bust the corrosion loose.

 

[pizdets17]

i think I am just going to have a shop do it. I don't want to mess with it.

 

[TonyP]

Be sure to have a new plug ready to go before you have a shop remove it.
Also, make sure you (or they) can remove the fill before removing the drain.

 

[pizdets17]

Yep already have the new plug and washer. I already broke lose the filler bolt and toqued to 29ft lb

 

[JohnJB]

Suck the old fluid out and forget about the plug

 

[pizdets17]

I thought about that too. But its a principle lol. Plus I already spent $20 on a new plug lol

Suck the old fluid out and forget about the plug

 

[bloc]

I’d be done messing with it and going to a shop. Consider removing your skids before going if you don’t want to risk them messing up any threads or losing any bolts.

 

[pizdets17]

already removed that too

 

[Mogwai]

Call around, maybe different in Canadia but not all shops are certified to weld. I tried all the above suggestions too, previous owner/shop had stripped out the plug while probably in the process of over-torquing. Took it to a nice guy I know (@RET2) and he welded an old torx bit (nut would work too but a bit is longer and probably easier to hold while welding) to it and it was off in no time flat. A 5 minute job.

 

[RET2]

Sure, blame it on previous owner/shop

 

[tirewater]

Since you have to replace the plug anyway, just use a hammer and chisel. Place the chisel on the outer circumference of the nut and hit it so you're turning the nut counter clockwise. A shop will do the same thing - don't over think it.

 

[RET2]

If you're dead set on the chisel method let a reputable shop do it incase it goes south. That way if it hits the fan they have the issue not you.

 

[Mogwai]

Since you have to replace the plug anyway, just use a hammer and chisel. Place the chisel on the outer circumference of the nut and hit it so you're turning the nut counter clockwise. A shop will do the same thing - don't over think it.

Not as easy as you think. But hey OP give it a go and let us know how it turns out