Demand drive fill plug stripped (hex head)
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Demand drive fill plug stripped (hex head)
Tried to remove the plug last night to check for water in the fluid and the head stripped.... any ideas? If it was easier to get at I could probably get it out but what a crazy place it's in. Is there anything I can remove from the front of the atv to make it more accessable?
Oh yeah, the last time the plug was touched was by the dealer....
Oh yeah, the last time the plug was touched was by the dealer....
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Did you have to remove the unit from the machine? It's in a pretty hard place to get at.
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About the only thing you can remove easily is the tire. If you can get in there with a chisel on the outside corner of the plug, it won't take much to break it loose. When you do get it off, I like to put a small amount of white grease on the o-ring and just barely tighten the plug. New plugs from Polaris are about $15. Good Luck!!
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Did it right on the machine. A long chisel bit should do it. It only took a couple rat-a-tat-tats to loosen the plug enough to get it with fingers. My new plug from napa was only $6
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All 3 of my sportsmans [05,07,and 09] Ibought brand new and during the first diff. oil change i weld a nut to the face of it'with my mig.Just dont get your oil ring hot.Problem solved,lifes alot easier now during yearly maintanance.I got alot of different combinations and styles of allen wrenchs and sockets-nothing worked well .now i use a simple wratchet wrench.That location to get it loose is awful.
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You don't happen to remember the p/n do you? I don't have access to air tools so I was going to ride it from the house (no truck or trailer) to a local shop (not the dealer) and have them take it out and put the new one in, I don't really have a way to take the old one to napa to match it up.
#10
All 3 of my sportsmans [05,07,and 09] Ibought brand new and during the first diff. oil change i weld a nut to the face of it'with my mig.Just dont get your oil ring hot.Problem solved,lifes alot easier now during yearly maintanance.I got alot of different combinations and styles of allen wrenchs and sockets-nothing worked well .now i use a simple wratchet wrench.That location to get it loose is awful.
ALAN
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