Yeah, just hover around the bolt head with the torch.
I'd 100% try a pipe wrench first though.
I don't see any reason why a pipe wrench wouldn't pull it off.
Transfer Case Fill Plug
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Yeah, just hover around the bolt head with the torch.
I'd 100% try a pipe wrench first though.
I don't see any reason why a pipe wrench wouldn't pull it off.
Both of those plugs are incorrect. Someone has forced straight thread gasket surface plugs into the normal NPT threads and that isn't going to help anything come loose. Those look to be similar to drain plugs for typical oil pans, straight thread, gaskets, not NPT. Doesn't mean they didn't take them out straight with a straight tap, but why?
Depends, I could get them in there to stay with 609 Loctite and a pipe wrench would just twist the post off. We use it on stuff we don't want to come apart without a fair bit of heat.
Sure.
I'm just ASSUMING whoever installed the bolt was comprehensible enough to understand it needed to come back out at some point.
Then again, I've seen some weird things done for weird reasons.
I might be giving too much benefit of the doubt.
The joys of "one mans junk is another mans treasure"...
Mine has been similar. I spent countless hours going back through and RE-DOING things that had been done already.
That's exactly what it feels like. The positive to it is that I've learned so much and appreciate it even more now. All I knew how to do before I got my TJ was check the oil
And honestly, at this point, I wouldn't be that surprised if whoever had this jeep before me actually did that with the plugs and figured they'd never change the fluids again until it needed replacement lol
yep, maybe if he looks at the oil pan he'll find the fill plug
You must have bought it for the looks.
Hopefully you found out the fill plug was stuck before you drained it.
I used to think that was a safe assumption. Then I got to work on a few rigs that came out of a local shop. They did an "outboard" shock job on the rear of one of them. They used coarse thread nuts on fine thread bolts and just hammered them with the impact to get them tight to mount the shocks. No access to cut, no good way to get to them, just crank them out with a big breaker bar and cuss a bunch.
Hey now we all know cross threading is better than 2 lock washers
At least they wont come loose on their own...
You must have bought it for the looks.
Hopefully you found out the fill plug was stuck before you drained it.
Well when I bought it, I didn't know much about automotive care. I checked under the jeep and everything looked to be in good condition since it was undecorated and had no rust and it was low miles for a 1998 with just under 119k. If I knew what to look for like I do now, I never would have got it!
But I've learned a lot in the process so I'm glad I did ultimately.Well I was able to get the drain plug off easily so that was a surprise! I'm glad I did because that fluid was thick and black. I had to slowly put atf+4 in through the speedo gear entry or it would overflow. A little spilled but I got most of the 2 quarts in so I think it will be a good improvement and hold me until I'm able to get the actual fill plug off and check the level the usual way. Thanks for all your help in the process!
if it was thick I'd bet it wasn't the right fluid. run it about 500 miles and do it again to flush that junk out of it .
Good idea. Transmission was full of the same stuff. I bet it's in the differentials too.
I almost forgot, the o ring was gone on the speedometer gear. Looks like I need a 2 inch. Until I can get that, is there anything that could temporarily seal around the outside edge along the transfer case in the meantime now that I have it bolted back onto the case?
I have a small leak from my transfer case where the driveshaft comes out. Do I need a gasket or something inside or is there a seal I can use on the outside? I just put the new fluid in and don't want to lose too much.
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