[Healeys] I give up: how do I remove the differential drain plug?

[robert westcott]

I ground down an old railroad spike and used a crescent wrench, The  
3/8" to 1/2" adapter sounds much more elegant.

Ro
On Oct 20, 2010, at 1:07 PM, Rich C wrote:

> Danny,
>
> Actually the square of the plug takes a 7/16" tool. A good fastener or
> hardware supply place can sell you a bit of 7/16" square keystock.  
> Cut a
> piece a couple of inches long, smooth off the edges and use it with  
> an open
> end wrench to remove the plug.
>
> Rich
>
> Greetings,
>
> I replaced the front seal in my BT7's differential and I thought  
> topping it
> off would be the easy part. Turns out not so! Some googling has  
> revealed
> that it is a 7/8" square drive plug. The only advice I've seen is to  
> make my
> own tool by grinding down a 1/2" drive extension to fit. Well, I  
> don't have
> a grinder. Surely there's an easier way? Doesn't SOMEONE make a tool  
> for
> this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Danny