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Originally Posted by ehall003
I've read up and down all the differential fluid change threads I could find before I finally took the plunge to performing the change on my 4wd 09 t4r. I got the rear diff and transfer case drained and refilled easily, and then came the front. I stopped trying before I did too much damage, but the 10mm hex bit attachment thing I have for my ratchet bar was clearly beginning to round the bolt for the drain plug. As it is a Sunday and the dealership is closed, I simply tightened the fill plug back on and left it be. I think it's going to take destroying that drain plug to actually get the thing off, and I intend to wait until I have a replacement on hand.
Frankly, these fluid changes are the first maintenance I've done myself (bought her used back in January and have had shops change the oil up until now). The ease I had changing the rear diff and transfer case fluids got me wondering if I couldn't just replace the hex bolt plug with a 24mm (or whatever size) plug like is used for the rear. Anyone know why I shouldn't do this?
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Interested in this as well. I actually rounded off my fill plug and have no clue how I'm going to get it out. The front subframe blocks me from doing some easy drilling etc so there's only about 4 inches of space. I'm going to try some stuff tomorrow but if anyone has ideas please let me know.
I would change it to the rear normal bolt head plugs in a heartbeat if the threads were the same size.
Also, should my transfer case drain plug have a magnet just like the rear diff? On my 97 4runner both the drain and fill plugs for the transf case were the same (hollow with no magnet).