Alum fill plug on tcase....really?

[nyteshades]

To the a$#$^#%%$ at BW who that an aluminum fill plug, in an aluminum tcase was a good idea....I hope some one pees in your coffee daily....

 

[Goofyexponent]

. Yup, threads all gauled up?

I would be installing a steel pipe plug next time if I had to do a teardown to get the plug out.

What ever happened to the days of cast iron.....REAL metal!

 

[nyteshades]

It's seized in there and stripped out. The JB weld trick didn't work, vice grips aren't working...heat didn't work, PB blaster didn't work....me thinks it's time for the drill. I have brass plug ready for it.

 

[Brimmstone]

I had to drill mine completely out and chase the threads out with a tap after a shop rebuilt it before I bought the truck. What really sucks is when I put it back together I discovered they had run it in so far it cracked the housing. Time for the tig welder to make an appearance.