....Someone posted on another thread that Auto Zone has the 14mm size hex bit needed for the plug with a 1/2 " drive socket for a breaker bar/ratchet...they come in a set of three... 12mm 14mm 17mm....under 10 bucks/set ...I cleaned out the hex plug recess...hammered in the 14mm socket/bit and it backed right out with the ratchet handle...same bit for the drain plug....made life easy...I like the post about freezing the gear oil into an insertable ice tube for those that are too far gone...That is some fantastic, creative, desperate, last measure thinking.....

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