Cracked diff heat fin
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Cracked diff heat fin
Today I changed my diff fluid for the first time, and what may have well been for the first time in a long time (bought it used). I found the fill bolt extremely hard to get off and fitting any sort of socket in there just wasn't happening. I sprayed some WD-40 on it and used vise grip pliers until finally it gave way. Unfortunately at that point I was placing so much torque on it that the pliers just kept going, right into the adjacent heat fin. This is the result:
I know these fins are there just for heat dissipation so I shouldn't need to worry about it, right?
I know these fins are there just for heat dissipation so I shouldn't need to worry about it, right?
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I tried using a socket but I couldn't fit it in there between the diff and that bar shown in the top of the first photo. How do people do it?