PR44 oil weep hole plug stripped? How can I get it out?

[Primo82]

Ohh and a little advice I learned from a old watch repair guy. If the bolt is seized and you don't have any PB blaster (or similar) you can put a little wax around the outside of the bolt/thread and hit it with a torch. The wax should wick into the thread and help loosen like PB would.

I tried PB blaster and the wax, didn't work for my stuck bolt. But again, I think years of heat seized it in my woodstove.

 

[Basscat]

I would attempt to use a chisel to break it loose and then simply spin it out by hand.
Also, using a slightly larger Torx socket will work like a champ. I have had to do that on many transfer case fill/drain plugs over the years.

That’s my vote! Worked for me with a snapped off diff cover bolt.


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[jorgelrod]

So the replacement plugs arrived, I got myself a cheap set of bits and hammered one in as best I could and got it out. All is good, diff oil changed and ready to go wheeling in two weeks.


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[nbunga]

So the replacement plugs arrived, I got myself a cheap set of bits and hammered one in as best I could and got it out. All is good, diff oil changed and ready to go wheeling in two weeks.


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Good deal. Glad it wasn’t too much of a pain

 

[JKbrick]

Nice, glad it wasn’t a cluster for you


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[jdofmemi]

Glad to hear it worked out without any undue hassle.

 

[jesse3638]

Glad to hear it worked out without any undue hassle.

Pun intended...haha?

 

[jdofmemi]

Pun intended...haha?

Purely by accident