raftingkayaker Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 :confused: Had all the fluids changed in my new to me 96 Pathfinder SE (108500miles) along with new timing belt and H2O pump. Mechanics at Made in Japan said he could not service the rear differential because the plugs would not come out. Broke one bit with power tool and started to strip plug with second. Service adviser said they could heat it up, then try again, but a good chance they would have to drill it out, then get the metal shavings out of the differential. He finally advised waiting until problems develop with the rear diff. before doing anything else. What would the sage experts on this forum suggest? :bow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 oils probably gettn pretty average by now (based on miles) heating up stuck botls usually works a treat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raftingkayaker Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 Thanks for fast reply. So you would advise taking to same or different mechanic to go ahead and heat it up. What could I expect if I didn't get done? Periodic grinding noise after a while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingcool Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Try soaking it in penetrating oil for a few days, hit it up often, and see if that'll do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 I have yet to see a rear diff check plug that won't come out with a breaker bar and some weight behind it. I worked at Jiffy Lube for 'bout a year and every RWD vehicle that I worked on got it's plug pulled to check the fluid level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raftingkayaker Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 Well, I took "something cool" and "88 pathyoffroads" advise, applied PB Penetrating Catalyst last PM and took my pathy over to Jiffy Lube. After the first tech couldn't muscle it off with standard tools, he called over a bigger tech with "Big Bertha" (basically a hollow aluminum or steel bar". He was able to pry the plugs off. Now all the fluids in my 1996 are fresh! Next I'll try out the CRC Air-Intake Cleaner on the sticky throttle linkage as advised in another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Well, I took "something cool" and "88 pathyoffroads" advise, applied PB Penetrating Catalyst last PM and took my pathy over to Jiffy Lube. After the first tech couldn't muscle it off with standard tools, he called over a bigger tech with "Big Bertha" (basically a hollow aluminum or steel bar". He was able to pry the plugs off. Now all the fluids in my 1996 are fresh! Next I'll try out the CRC Air-Intake Cleaner on the sticky throttle linkage as advised in another thread. Right on. Nothing a properly sized cheater bar and some motivation can't solve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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