[steak_knife]

cairns27 wrote:

Someone once said it's a 3/8 square drive, not 10mm

bye

Tis 10mm
But if you careful 3/8 will do the trick, that's what I've been using for yr's...

[Rossco]

could you try heating it? carefully!

[steak_knife]

Rossco wrote:

could you try heating it? carefully!

If you can weld a bolt/nut to it you can get it out, heat's at the same time..

I have used cold chisel & hammer many time's, my ole apprentice was the frigging master at frucking em, so had to fix MANY!!!

[Rusho]

abclarke wrote:

Yep tried both plus making my own once it started to round out. Looks like im welding a nut to it then

Easy out works also Make sure you undo the filler first also

[cairns27]

Can ya buy a10mm drive?

bye

[Rossco]

but then easy outs break they are a cunt to fix

[abclarke]

Looking at it before we started the guy that had it before me gave it a go and must have given up, so ill be destroying it i guess and ill sure as shit be buying brand new square external head ones to put back in! Fark inhex plugs shit me up the wall

[steak_knife]

cairns27 wrote:

Can ya buy a10mm drive?

bye

Yep, Renault sump plug tool..
Found em once but didn't save the link

[Ben_Sierra]

cairns27 wrote:

Someone once said it's a 3/8 square drive, not 10mm

bye

It's a 10mm square drive, using a 3/8 is what rounds them out and fucks them...

[steak_knife]

Ben_Sierra wrote:

cairns27 wrote:

Someone once said it's a 3/8 square drive, not 10mm

bye

It's a 10mm square drive, using a 3/8 is what rounds them out and fucks them...

If your a rough c*#t....


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SUMP-DRAIN-PLUG- ... 43a5eaa4d0

[cairns27]

The other way with roofing screws, 10mm spins.

We're changing to metric system soon.

bye

[Rossco]

bye

[Ben_Sierra]

steak_knife wrote:

Ben_Sierra wrote:

cairns27 wrote:

Someone once said it's a 3/8 square drive, not 10mm

bye

It's a 10mm square drive, using a 3/8 is what rounds them out and fucks them...

If your a rough c*#t....


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SUMP-DRAIN-PLUG- ... 43a5eaa4d0

I'm sure shep isn't the only one who's done it

[abclarke]

steak_knife wrote:

Ben_Sierra wrote:

cairns27 wrote:

Someone once said it's a 3/8 square drive, not 10mm

bye

It's a 10mm square drive, using a 3/8 is what rounds them out and fucks them...

If your a rough c*#t....


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SUMP-DRAIN-PLUG- ... 43a5eaa4d0

If i had the money i would

[Rossco]

So did we decide that replacing the transfer bearings will get rid of the whine?

[IN2DEP]

Yeah that would be nice to know lol

[abclarke]

Im kinda undecided at the moment, taking it around to my mechanic grand dad today he reckons its the rear diff. So much to do so little cash

[jdk81]

You can check the rear diff without spending anything.

Remove the drive shaft, and give the input flange (pinion shaft) a wiggle. If theres some play, make a brace to stop the shaft from spinning and tighten the nut a smidge.

Theres info on the tightening torque on the FSM.

I initially let the whine get louder and louder, until the pinion seal started to leak and the noise got even louder.
I put new bearings and a seal in, new crush tube etc and all fixed. However, tightening the nut earlier may have been an easier solution.

If you f*ck it, a new crush tube and seal arent expensive.

EDIT: in regards to the 10mm square drive, I got a cheap 1/2" drive adapter, and carefully ground it down to suit the 10mm square.

[abclarke]

Read my previous posts, checking the diff is something im going to need to put some cash/time towards.

[crewsy]

cairns27 wrote:

Someone once said it's a 3/8 square drive, not 10mm

bye

that someone is wrong. Its definitely metric... using a a 3/8 drive will round out the hole.

edit: oops a little late haha.. as said above!

[Rossco]

hey abclarke what did your granddad say?

[abclarke]

Yeah he still thinkis its the rear diff, he's gonna have more of a look tomorrow. Ill let you know how it goes

[Rossco]

looking for a rear diff abclarke? does that mean yours is rooted?

[abclarke]

Yeah grand dad took it down today and 4 mechanics all mucking around reckon the diff centre in the rear is fucked. Alot of metal came out with the old oil which happened to be fully of metal too

I dunno if yours is the exact same sound though, exact same situation, but id describe it as more of a meshing (well trying too) sound than a whining?

[IN2DEP]

abclarke wrote:

Yeah grand dad took it down today and 4 mechanics all mucking around reckon the diff centre in the rear is fucked. Alot of metal came out with the old oil which happened to be fully of metal too

I dunno if yours is the exact same sound though, exact same situation, but id describe it as more of a meshing (well trying too) sound than a whining?

See mines is more whining then meshing, so thats why I bought up this post, casue everyone is telling me rear diff,

But come to think of it I did drive around about week with very low oil in the diif due to axle seal leakes but stoped driving it when it started to sound like meshing, would that f#@k it up ??

But that was last yr some time the noise only started after I picked it up from this shit diff guy, so im confuessed

[Rossco]

IN2 I'm really feeling like our noise is the transfer bearings. but just to be sure I'll try changing my rear diff oil. next week is a crazy week at uni but the week after I'll have plenty of time to give it a go. might try to get a sound clip up on youtube as well, if I get around to it ill post the link up.

[IN2DEP]

Rossco wrote:

IN2 I'm really feeling like our noise is the transfer bearings. but just to be sure I'll try changing my rear diff oil. next week is a crazy week at uni but the week after I'll have plenty of time to give it a go. might try to get a sound clip up on youtube as well, if I get around to it ill post the link up.

Yeah I have that same feeling lol, oh well the plan was to get transefer gears any way lol

So whats the best ones out there that low range offer ill be running 32s so just under the 6.5:1 maybe ?

[Rossco]

ya thats what I was going to run. I have 29s so it would be a little off for me but I'm planning on going to 31s in the next year or two.

[Teracis]

6.5's are boss regardless, I'm on 29's but will go to 31's, they are pretty well spot on at the moment anyway though, could only be better with the 31's

[abclarke]

Old diff centre gone and sound gone with it! Looks like a win!