All,

OPT has been gracious to help me thru troubleshooting some ADC issues with breakin of my 570. So I am in the process of changing out my front diff fluid which should be a piece of cake right? Well the FILL plug (not drain plug) after I finally found it is NOT easy to get to. Keep in mind I am working from the floor of my garage (I have no LIFT TABLE). I finally found it just behind (left front side) frame arm with a small enough hole I imaging to get the right tool in there but its on a diagonal drop. Special tool? Or techniqe? I'm all ears. I dont see getting a standard 8mm L shaped allen wrench in there, I assume you have a 8mmm bit connected to maybe attached long extension socket wrench? Any pics someone can show me? YT vids I found a different models XPs and what not where diff plugs are located different (easier IMO) places to reach. What a headache!



Thanks,

R'

 

I've got this metric "wobbly" set. That's why it wasn't a problem for me on fill plugs. You can get short or long wobbly sockets or even use a wobbly/flexible extension so you can go in at an angle.

 

Very nice, see I know I was missing something. How often do those plugs strip out OPT? I remember stripping my oil drain plug on my SP800 years ago. Not sure why Polaris doesnt make these plugs with hex heads for easy socket wrenching?

 

I didn't have any problems on stripping out plugs. People that used wrong sockets did and then I had the pleasure of removing them.Also when you reinstall the plug just snug it down. You don't have to really crank down on it which a lot of people were guilty of. That just made them harder to get out and when stripped heads would also happen.

 

Good tips and info. Thanks OPT!

 

Allen sockets the way to go. Also, for filling I bought some 1 qt squirt bottles and Walmart had these cool tops that have a twist valve and hose. Bought 3 and use them for front diff, rear diff, and tranny. Great because the bottles have ounce marks so I can add how much fluid is needed, stick the hose in the fill hole, give the valve a twist, and fill it up with little/no mess.

 

Gotta have the right tools.Makes jobs easier,less chance of screwing thing up.

 

Well I just had to do it..lol..lol


R'

 

All right,all right,all right... If you ever decide to work on engines or items with small torque specs,pick up an inch pounds one also. Seems like I used my old snap on small one more than the large one.100 to 600 inch pounds.Only had to have it calibrated once in almost 23 years of use.

 

Instead of a click style torque wrench mine had a long arm pointing to a scale by the handle. The whole shaft would bend but the arm didn't and pointed to the number. See beam type here. It works good enough for torquing down AR15 barrels but I don't think it's as precise as other types. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_wrench