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transmission plug removal tip?

Anyone have any tips on removing the 17mm hex transmission filler plug. I PB blasted it, and it wont budge. I also have a sloppy fit on the hex wrench.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

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Make for certain you have a tight fit on the hex wrench. You should almost have to pound it in. Probably going to take some heat and a few curse words. Do a search there must be a million other threads on this. BTW do the fill plug first and I'm sure you'll be told that again.
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Heat the case, not the plug. You don't need to turn the oil into coal, but the hotter the better. Work quickly as the heat transfers to the plug readily. Some here have welded a hex socket in there. Pounding on it helps jar it loose, go both ways until you get it to crack. (No, that was a bad choice of words )
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Besides using a breaker bar and long pipe to slip over, here are some tips on getting a grip on the plug:

Zotman72: "Get some NAPA valve grinding paste. Put it all over the allen wrench matching surfaces before insertion. Judging by your buggered up plug, you might try a one mm smaller allen wrench. The paste will help bind the wrench when you apply force."

Scottb: "I'm not a big fan of putting drilling shards into my transmission. If it were me, I'd take it to my local shop and have them weld a nut on to the damaged plug, and then use a long breaker bar and a socket to get it loose."
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I had the same problem with this. I managed to find a 17mm 1/2 inch drive socket at a local auto store, I believe Autozone, and just kept using milt's technique of back and forth. Finally got it out. After removing it I replace it with a magnetic one from our host. Interestingly enough the new one became almost as tight immediately after putting it in the case. I'm guessing taperd but nothing to verify that.
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I had the same problem with this. I managed to find a 17mm 1/2 inch drive socket at a local auto store, I believe Autozone, and just kept using milt's technique of back and forth. Finally got it out. After removing it I replace it with a magnetic one from our host. Interestingly enough the new one became almost as tight immediately after putting it in the case. I'm guessing taperd but nothing to verify that.
Oh yeah, they're tapered. Otherwise they'd screw all the way in and drop into the case. One doesn't need to put much force on tightening a tranny plug. There's a torque spec, but I just snug them. No more than 15 lbs. for me.
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THANKS everyone I got it out, didn't need the heat just ole fashion American muscle, o yea and leverage. Also got the car out today, it took some mud boggin from the barn, the tranny seems better, but I guess I was expecting smoother shifting after the SwepCo.
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I'm fighting this battle right now. Anyone tried an impact?

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