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Re: [TR] TR6 Differential oil fill plug

To: "'robert rudolphi'" <robertrudolphi@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Differential oil fill plug
From: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 09:17:21 -0800
Cc: 'Triumph List' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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> What you are looking for is an 8 point socket - works on 
> square bolt heads with 4 of the 8 points - I've got a little 
> set of 4 8-point sockets I got at either Harbor Fright or 
> Northern Tool which contains the size you need for the 
> differential and the size that fits the brake adjuster

You can also buy the individual sockets at Sears.  I prefer a 1/2" drive for
the diff plug, as they are sometimes extremely tight; and a 1/4" drive for
the brake adjuster.

I've also been known to replace the plugs with hardened hex socket plugs
(from MMC), which seem less apt to strip and at least in some circumstances
easier to access
http://goo.gl/yg4ga

MMC also has them in magnetic, which I like to use for drain plugs
http://goo.gl/qS9pX

-- Randall 

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