R3T - Stripped bevel box drain plug.

TURBO200R4 said:

I would say the first way to try is to take an air hammer with a flat chisel or hammer and flat chisel and try to remove the pinion assembly. It turns counterclockwise to remove. One came loose easy and the other i had to heat it up.
Once you remove that piece with all the tabs on it the pinion assy comes right out and that should giv you enough room to find the part that is on the inside.
When it goes back together it will be set to correct clearance once you thghten the collar.
Hth

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TURBO200R4 said:

I am assuming that the magnet is inside if so then you can look for it through the fill hole it may be stuck to the ring gear. Also if you rotate the pinion it might stop when it gets to the magnet then turn back to the fill hole.

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Kevin frazier said:

On my very first bevel box oil change, I found out that if a magnet falls in there for whatever mystical reason the gears pulverize and with fluid flushing strait through all that magnet crush just washes right out, those clearances are so tight that magnet went to powder. But yeah get the suzuki or other solid drain bolt and save some fluid to flush through or a bunch of work if you snap one off. Or, dont snap it off

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Kevin frazier said:

Good thread from years ago, this has been discussed before and depending on whether you use a drill when this bolt breaks or whatever your method the magnet, just the magnet can fall into bevel box, OFCOURSE you would not want this to happen, ITS not a method of fixing to knock anything into that bevel box but others have had magnet can fall into . The search function is so cool because when you first get a rocket everything is new and most of us know nothing and sure show it when we first join and break something we had no idea what it was or what id did or how it operates. This bolt is a great example, it happens but really not that often. Read and learn how to use search function before blurting out what you think you know when you didnt know a bolt was a magnet with a 2nm torque setting to begin with, trust me ive done it here often myself .

Differential drain bolt

Has anyone been into the differential, if so how did you get it open? whoever changed the diff oil last fractured the drain bolt so when i went to remove it, it snapped, i have tried multiple drill bits in it so i could try using an easy out to get it, but i can't drill into it, various types of...

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TURBO200R4 said:

I use a small o'ring on mine and my way of thinking is it just has to be tight enough not to fall out.
If i think about it next time i change the lube i will check my torque against a torque wrench.
It's not like it is a head bolt

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TURBO200R4 said:

15 ft lbs seems way to much that only needs to be tite enough not to fall out.
if u post a pic of what u have left of the bolt perhaps we can help
herman

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