So you know that little plug on the side of the rear diff where you add oil. Well mine's stripped. The square indentation where your supposed to put a socket in is round. Anyone else have this problem and if so how did you fix it?
Thanks
Alex

 

You could try welding a bolt to it. Find one that fits into the stripped out area. I'd try that before I tried drilling and using an easyout. Metal shavings in the rear end would not be a good thing. Or you could get an aftermarket cover that has a drain and fill plug in it.

 

Drill it out to about 3/8" or larger, then use one of those square bolt extractors. A big one. Replace it with a brass one.

 

Stick a bolt in the hole and weld it. The heat will loosen it and you can use a wrench to remove it.

 

Thanks guys, I don't why the hell I didn't think of welding a bolt to it. What would I do without ya'll But would someone be so kind as to point me in the direction of a replacement plug? rockauto doesn't have them and neither do my local parts stores.
Thanks again
Alex

 

It's just a standard pipe plug. You can get one at any hardware store.