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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marshall Booth
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 4:23 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 76 300D Diff Plug Removal?
R A Bennell wrote:
SNIP
I want to pull the plug in the differential and at least check the oil
On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:34:47 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When loosening the fill plugs on my car's differential and
trannsmission, they were so tight I had to push with my foot on the
wrench so hard that it flexed, but it did not bend, break, or ruin the
plug.
I had to push on the same
AMEN to THAT! My vote is also for buying the correct tool, the Hazet with
allen wrench on one end and oil drain plug wrench on the other end. Call Rusty
and spend the ~$20, and save yourself some trouble. The Hazet wrench is curved
so that you get the perfect angle of attack for removing
Autozone had a set of hex/allen sockets (well, the reverse of a socket,
whatever you call it, that fit on your socket ratchet) that included the
correct size (which I forget, you might be correct) for not much money
($6 or7), look pretty good too. Hit it with a lot of PB Blaster before
trying
300D
1980 300TD
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From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 76 300D Diff Plug Removal?
A long time ago I bought the next larger English size Allen wrench,
ground down the sides
