Rear end drain plug
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2003
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Rear end drain plug
I replaced the oil in my '75 rear end, cleaned the plug and threads but when I try to put in the plug I can't get it to go in completely I still have like 3mm of thread sticking out.
That doesn't seem normal is it ? There was no washer or gasket in between when I took it off.
Anything that I'm missing ??
That doesn't seem normal is it ? There was no washer or gasket in between when I took it off.
Anything that I'm missing ??
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Great Plains Iowa
I replaced the oil in my '75 rear end, cleaned the plug and threads but when I try to put in the plug I can't get it to go in completely I still have like 3mm of thread sticking out.
That doesn't seem normal is it ? There was no washer or gasket in between when I took it off.
Anything that I'm missing ??
That doesn't seem normal is it ? There was no washer or gasket in between when I took it off.
Anything that I'm missing ??
The Corvettes use a 1/2"-NPT fill plug (a common pipe plug) with tapered threads and they're supposed to stick out a few threads. Pipe plugs just need to be tightened snugly.
