I rounded my head..help!!

[userj8670]

So i was trying to take my rear differential plug out the other night (the top one) to change the gear oil and it would not move for the life of me. Long story short i tried everything from breaker bar to impact wrench and in the process the head is now toast. Happened when i put the breaker bar to it and got pissed off at it. What do i do? I have never had this happen and i am sure i need to change my oil as its never been done since i have owned it.

Jim

[cybrman]

Go get some bolt extractors (kinda lock sockets) or some vise grips on it.

[Name Brand]

I'm sure Sears has the same thing, but these twist sockets work well.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....group_ID=11918

Maybe put a little heat on that cap first too. (WARM, not hot to the touch!)

[userj8670]

I have tried vice grips with no avail. I figured after about 3 seconds that if the breaker bar didnt work it lose the vice grips wont. As to those snap on sockets...i do have those and those were what rounded my head lol! Any other suggestions?

[DeePa]

heat the hell out of the plug and give it hell

[HuntingFor1]

Take a chisel or punch and carefully bust the top part off where the Oring is and you should be able to screw the threads out with your fingers.

[cr480r]

Weld a bigger nut or socket onto it...

[devilman]

autozone has a nice set to remove stripped/rounded heads. i think they are made by dewalt. i had to pull a bolt out of an 350x head that was rounded pretty bad, since they were so tight, a regular socket stripped it. the socket gripped very well and loosened it up.

[Jonpin]

I'm sure Sears has the same thing, but these twist sockets work well.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....group_ID=11918

Maybe put a little heat on that cap first too. (WARM, not hot to the touch!)

jesus tellin people to buy snap on is like telling someone "insert generic statment here " couldnt think of one, but yea you know you want them but they just cost to darn much all mine got taken from me when my storage shed got broke into during christmas "hopefully they get horrible diseases and die very slowly" took me a long time to save all those tools to just got a lil at a time at yard sales and trade craftsmen to ppl

[Dirtcrasher]

Take a chisel or punch and carefully bust the top part off where the Oring is and you should be able to screw the threads out with your fingers.

Exactly what I would do.... If this is the 17MM head 250SX or ES fill plug, they do it often. Always grease those threads and use a 6 point socket to remove the plug. It's real thin walled too, I've had them snap off.

Too much heat will toast the 3 axle and pinion seals so be aware of that....

[userj8670]

DC and Huntingfor1 i am a little confused here with what that means?

Jonpin- i know what you mean about snap on lol. You should see all the snap on tools the farmer across the street has. He has 4 tool chests full of every tool imaginable. If he doesnt have it, that tool was never made. Got to have like 3,000,000 in snap on tools alone! He is retired and restores tractors for fun now.

Jim

[userj8670]

p.s. It is the 17 MM sx fill plug. Sorry for not specifying

[Jonpin]

the problem i had was mine was tightend to much and cracked the lip on mine when i got it and had tan fluid in it im sure it was from water getting in i took it off and found a valve cover on some shitty chinese bike and it fit perfect it just tightens with a flat head instead of a socket now changed fluid twice now trying to get the fluid clear sure im going to have to do it again change it ride it change it ride it

[Erics350x]

weld an old socket to it and unscrew it while its still red hot

[Dirtcrasher]

It's an aluminum plug...

Get a chisel and whack it in the loosen direction on the outside diameter of the plug - further out, the more leverage.