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Old 12-18-2011, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton View Post
This little fallacy ought to be put to bed for the last time.

The top set screw is aluminum.

Drain the oil from the bottom set screw.

Heat the aluminum housing around the top set screw lightly with a torch...........after the oil is drained.

The screw will unthread without any effort.

Draining the unit prior to removing the top set screw is preferable because the oil won't act as a heat sink.

Every single person repeats the same fallacy..................

They are plugs, not setscrews.
If you are wise, you remove the fill plug first.

I have experienced Fill plugs that would not break free with extreme heat and 1300 foot pounds torque.
Several times I have been forced to replace the aluminum rear cover.


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