So I got through my whole 5 axle swap with little resistance and on the last step I get stuck. The plug used to fill the differential, the square 3/8 square female hole is stripped. It was somewhat stripped when I got to it and it was in there way too tight so I finished up the job of striping it. I have two options.
1) I have a few tricks up my sleeve including heating, some kind of impact thing where you hit it and it turns and Drilling it out if all else fails and then getting a new one.
2) According to the Stangnet trakloc guide here http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=646823
If I can figure out how much oil to put in I can fill it without taking out the fill plug?
Thank you Stangnet
1) I have a few tricks up my sleeve including heating, some kind of impact thing where you hit it and it turns and Drilling it out if all else fails and then getting a new one.
2) According to the Stangnet trakloc guide here http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=646823
7. someone posted a terrific tip for filling the diff. Forget the fill plug. Let the rear end drop as low as you can and remove the little vent cap on the top of the right side axle tube. Clean the area around it carefully and you'll be able to fill it through this hole with a fraction of the stinky mess you get when you use the -fill hole-. But you should still remove the fill hole bolt so you know when to stop filling, which is as soon as it starts to come out that hole. Wipe the tip of the bolt off, it's magnetic and the silvery paste is metal shavings.
If I can figure out how much oil to put in I can fill it without taking out the fill plug?
Thank you Stangnet