grumpyvette Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 "I think it's just a corrosion issue or a different expansion rate of the plug and the housing issue more than an idiot at the lube place." the installation of a steel plug into an aluminum case REQUIRES THE USE OF ANTISEIZE COMPOUND on the threads and carefully alined threads http://www.standardequipmentco.com/loc_sale/loc_ad.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I'll be sure to put some anti-seize on mine next time. Thanks Grumpy, I don't know about the rest of you all, but I'm satisfied that this is the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 "I think it's just a corrosion issue or a different expansion rate of the plug and the housing issue more than an idiot at the lube place." the installation of a steel plug into an aluminum case REQUIRES THE USE OF ANTISEIZE COMPOUND on the threads and carefully alined threads http://www.standardequipmentco.com/loc_sale/loc_ad.htm surprisingly the guy at my friends dad's shop put some antiseize before installing the plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyvette Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 "surprisingly the guy at my friends dad's shop put some antiseize before installing the plug. " yeah but as you also stated (below) "not much you can do with a bolt that needs about 140ft-lbs to remove " and "'Impact wrench that fits into tight crevices' to tighten it the last time, " thats a big part of the basic problem, if it was installed correctly with anti-seize on the threads and torqued to something like a reasonable 35 ft lbs the problem would NEVER have come up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonsZ Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 When all else fails, I usually use an adjustable wrench and a swift kick. Actually skip the when all else fails part . I used a long handle Socket Wrench and a jack. After about three pumps the wrench went "POP" and the thing was loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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