[AJD] Final Drive Drain Plug

[Bill Brueck]

Will be interested to see how the big boys do this.

I took a square headed short bolt and trimmed it down to size to just fit 
the drain plug.  Then screwed on a hex nut and welded it in place so I have 
my own custom drain plug taker outer.  Indeed, I have a couple of these now, 
different sizes.

I had tried a longer square headed bolt with a pipe wrench to turn it but it 
kept riding off to one side and slipping out.

B²
Bill Brueck (brick)
Chatfield, MN, USA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert M. Massengale" <ltcmikem at ktc.com>
To: "Antique John Deere mailinglist" 
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Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 1:58 PM
Subject: [AJD] Final Drive Drain Plug


> Almost embarrassing to ask...  I though I had the transmission &
> final drive in my '41 B drained, but just discovered the large drain
> plug for the final drive under the drawbar support.  Unlike the
> transmission pipe drain plug, the final drive drain plug has a
> recessed square slot.  I don't have any tools around the shop that fit
> the drain plug hole. The square end on my 1/2 inch scoket
> extension is too small.  It looks to be about a 3/4 square recessed
> hole in the drain plug.  Is there a common tool Im overlooking that
> fits this hole or am I going to have to fire up the forge?
>
> Mike
> Robert M. Massengale
> Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
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