Rear Allen Wrench
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Melting Slicks
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Rear Allen Wrench
1985 L98 A4 with the Dana 36 3.07 rear...
I went to add some differential fluid to the rear on my vette, and I couldn't find an Allen wrench to fit the filter plug. I had some too big and some too small...
Does anyone know what size it takes to unscrew that plug?
Thanks in Advance
I went to add some differential fluid to the rear on my vette, and I couldn't find an Allen wrench to fit the filter plug. I had some too big and some too small...
Does anyone know what size it takes to unscrew that plug?
Thanks in Advance
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I've got an '85 D44 but I'll bet it's the same. Mine's a 3/8" allen drive. In a pinch, take a bolt with that size of head on it, lock a couple of nuts together on the bolt then put the bolt head in the plug and turn it out with a wrench on the nut closest to the bolt head.
Last edited by Corvette Kid; Sep 5, 2005 at 12:30 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by JimmyS5600
bI usually use a 3/8th socket extension,works well.
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I ran into the same problem the other day while re-filling the trans in my son's S10. The hex in the plug was huge and I tried the bolt with two nuts trick then but the plug was so tight the nuts kept turning. It was late so I went to Auto Zone and they had a set of 3 sockets with different size hex or allen type heads on them, $7.99 and the big one worked like a charm. They had a set for std. and metric.
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Originally Posted by Midnight 85
I ran into the same problem the other day while re-filling the trans in my son's S10. The hex in the plug was huge and I tried the bolt with two nuts trick then but the plug was so tight the nuts kept turning. It was late so I went to Auto Zone and they had a set of 3 sockets with different size hex or allen type heads on them, $7.99 and the big one worked like a charm. They had a set for std. and metric.
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Midnight 85
The sizes were 12, 14, & 17. Obviously these are metric. I'm not sure what size mikey needs for the diff. plug.
12 was too small and 17 was too big
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Originally Posted by Corvette Kid NC
I've got an '85 D44 but I'll bet it's the same. Mine's a 3/8" allen drive. In a pinch, take a bolt with that size of head on it, lock a couple of nuts together on the bolt then put the bolt head in the plug and turn it out with a wrench on the nut closest to the bolt head.
Sometimes I get frustrated by the mix of metric and standard used on these cars!!!
Mike
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by aboatguy
I just checked the D36 is the shed and it a 3/8" allen just like my D44.
Sometimes I get frustrated by the mix of metric and standard used on these cars!!!
Mike
Sometimes I get frustrated by the mix of metric and standard used on these cars!!!
Mike
