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      04-05-2014, 03:10 PM   #1
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maintenence woes

So, I tried to change out the oil in all 3 differentials (front/rear/transfer case) today plus the manual transmission fluid.

I heard a few guys using a "homemade" 14mm allen wrench by taking a 14mm bolt to take the fill plugs off. All I managed to do was to break the bolt in half. The fill/drain plugs are on there tight! I also noticed a big bmw sticker on the transmission reminding me the fluid is "lifetime" and not to change it. I did have an 8mm allen for the fill plug there, but without an extension I couldn't torque it hard enough to get it off. Note, my car was on a lift over my head, so I was cranking on the wrench pretty well.

In any case, fail. I guess I'll head to harbor freight and get a real 14mm allen, and something to turn my 8mm a bit harder... any advice appreciated...
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Assemacher makes a 14mm snub Allen adapter for sockets.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002YK...&robot_redir=1
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Bought one earlier today... Wish I got one before I started
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I punched the 14mm hex bit out of a 1/2" drive socket and then used a 14mm box gear wrench to remove the xfer case fill plug. Took me literally three minutes. I believe I put the hex bit into the gear wrench and the slid them up together into the plug.
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