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Old 08-27-2013, 08:51 AM
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While doing my frame off resto on my 69 I found the original diff drain plug with the plastic red warning label attached to it. It was sitting on top of the diff cross member in the pocket. The diff plug that was installed is magnetic but has no way to hold the label. Do I need a magnetic plug? I'm not doing a NCRS resto but I like that tag. What do you fellas think?
btw there was a few very small pieces of metal attached to the magnet , like 2 smaller than a grain of sand..
Old 08-27-2013, 04:51 PM
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Personally I have the magnetic plug and think it's of more value than having a tag.
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As high as the diff fill plug is, I don't think a magnetic plug would do much good. When I had my diff rebuilt, a real drain plug was installed in the bottom of the carrier. Here's what it looked like when I changed the lube @ 500mi as recommended by the builder:

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