Sometimes you're the windshield... Sometimes you're the bug

Doing some winter maintenance yesterday: oil change, K&N air filter cleaning, changed manual trans fluid to Redline MT-90, changed rear diff and transfer case fluids to Lucas Heavy Duty 80w90. I wasn't going to do the front diff but figured what the hell might as well do all the fluids underneath at the same time. Drained front and it looked brand new but I was already committed.

The drain plug was double washered! (Or so I thought). I beat the hell out of that second "washer" trying to get it off the drain bolt. Hacksaw, razor blade, screw driver, scraper. Nothing. So I went to order a new one and sonovab!tch they come with a washer looking thing on it molded to the head. F*ck. Oh well. Now I wait for the one from eBay. $14 lesson on that.

Old one I mangled terribly


New eBay picture

Notice the circle washer that's part of the new bolt. Now we all know. But I could have sworn the other drain plugs didn't have that piece.