on our 2006 chevy colorado that we bought last summer someone was nice enough to have drilled and tapped a hole into the rear diff fill plug and threaded a bolt into it. while this does seem to work there is some oil that seeps and I dont think the bolt stays really well and I want to fix it back to how it should be.
My thoughts are to put it on the 2 post lift and either:
A: get a hammer and punch and see if I can knock it to the left untill it threads out
B: get the welder out and just thread the bolt in and weld it to the plug then use either it big breaker bar or a impact on the bolt to get it to unthread.
c: any other ideas you guys come up with
after I get it out I want to replace it with something. either just another 3/8 plug or if there is a upgrade or something better then that, the only issue is that I dont know what thread the plug is. are all 10 bolt chevy rear ends the same??
I like the idea of getting a diff cover with the drain and fill plugs however I know for a fact that the dealer I bought it from had just put new axle seals and changed the gear oil so I dont want to waste it right now unless a cover isnt that much money. either way the bolt has seeping oil so it needs fixed so thats all I am worried about right now.
thanks for the help.
My thoughts are to put it on the 2 post lift and either:
A: get a hammer and punch and see if I can knock it to the left untill it threads out
B: get the welder out and just thread the bolt in and weld it to the plug then use either it big breaker bar or a impact on the bolt to get it to unthread.
c: any other ideas you guys come up with
after I get it out I want to replace it with something. either just another 3/8 plug or if there is a upgrade or something better then that, the only issue is that I dont know what thread the plug is. are all 10 bolt chevy rear ends the same??
I like the idea of getting a diff cover with the drain and fill plugs however I know for a fact that the dealer I bought it from had just put new axle seals and changed the gear oil so I dont want to waste it right now unless a cover isnt that much money. either way the bolt has seeping oil so it needs fixed so thats all I am worried about right now.
thanks for the help.
