DBCasey
Enjoy the ride!
Let me preface this by saying the last time the fill plug was removed and reinstalled it was done by the dealership and not by me.
Prepping to perform a final drive drain and fill, along with lubing the driveshaft splines. Got my handy Haynes manual for guidance. Put the Torx bit into the final drive fill plug and give it a little pressure.. plug doesn't spin. Give it a little more pressure and the Torx bit spins but not the FD drain plug...
So I've got a 9/32 easy out, air hammer and a impact handle set to get that sucker out. I guess I'm looking for guidance on if there's anything else I can try before I pull the trigger on that air hammer. I sure don't want to F up the final drive but I don't know of another option of getting the dang plug out.
I've got a new drain plug and O-ring on order and won't begin this work until they're in hand. I've also got the Fontana Getaway at the end of the month so I might just wait til I get back before messing with this in case it goes sideways (which is par for me)!
Thank in advance for any advice!
EDIT - Is there anything preventing me from using the speed sensor port to refill the FD? Then at least I could go ahead with the drain and fill and I can just replace the plug whenever I want to (or not!)
My dumb a** just went to the Hexhead library in this forum and saw where that port was used to fill the FD on a 2008 RT. I ordered a new O-ring for the speed sensor as well along with the plug and crush washer.
Daryl
Prepping to perform a final drive drain and fill, along with lubing the driveshaft splines. Got my handy Haynes manual for guidance. Put the Torx bit into the final drive fill plug and give it a little pressure.. plug doesn't spin. Give it a little more pressure and the Torx bit spins but not the FD drain plug...
So I've got a 9/32 easy out, air hammer and a impact handle set to get that sucker out. I guess I'm looking for guidance on if there's anything else I can try before I pull the trigger on that air hammer. I sure don't want to F up the final drive but I don't know of another option of getting the dang plug out.
I've got a new drain plug and O-ring on order and won't begin this work until they're in hand. I've also got the Fontana Getaway at the end of the month so I might just wait til I get back before messing with this in case it goes sideways (which is par for me)!
Thank in advance for any advice!
EDIT - Is there anything preventing me from using the speed sensor port to refill the FD? Then at least I could go ahead with the drain and fill and I can just replace the plug whenever I want to (or not!)
My dumb a** just went to the Hexhead library in this forum and saw where that port was used to fill the FD on a 2008 RT. I ordered a new O-ring for the speed sensor as well along with the plug and crush washer.
Daryl
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