gw204
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- St. Leonard, MD
Never had a fluid leak at the drain/fill plugs of my t-case until I changed the fluid about two weeks ago. Even after that, I didn't notice any problems until the Jeep sat over the weekend and made a small wet spot on the driveway about 3" in diameter.
The plugs were in pretty tight and I had to use a short length of pipe on the hex key to get the fill plug out, but it came out w/out any other problem. I put them back in w/out any teflon tape or thread sealer and torqued them down to 25 ft./lbs. as specified in the owners manual. Now, they leak. I tightened them down a bit more last night and they still leak.
I've read that overtightening can crack the aluminum housing because it's a steel plug. If that has happened, would I be able to see such a crack?
The plugs were in pretty tight and I had to use a short length of pipe on the hex key to get the fill plug out, but it came out w/out any other problem. I put them back in w/out any teflon tape or thread sealer and torqued them down to 25 ft./lbs. as specified in the owners manual. Now, they leak. I tightened them down a bit more last night and they still leak.
I've read that overtightening can crack the aluminum housing because it's a steel plug. If that has happened, would I be able to see such a crack?