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Originally Posted by Jidaran
I can't drain the oil right now to see what it looks like due to a stripped drain plug, but it's clearly got enough in there, so I'm good, right?
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Sounds like you could use this video for ideas on how to get that stripped drain plug out. When you finally get it out, don't use a ton of force to put the new one in. If you ever have a hard time getting one out again, heat is your friend. Heat up the differential around the plug, not the plug itself. The heat helps break the bond of the copper washer with the diff and drain plug. With the proper application of sufficient heat, you'll never strip one of these drain plugs again.
Lexus makes a plug that fits our differentials that has a regular hex head rather than an allen head. Lexus hex drain plug #90341-24016
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