5 Ton Axle Drain Plug

[mkcoen]

TexAndy is trying to get a 5 ton medium wrecker set to be towed on Monday and he just called me from the storage yard.

It appears that the middle axle housing drain plug is missing so he can't fill the axle with gear oil before moving it. The only info from the -20p that I could find is that the fill plug is machine thread and the drain plug is pipe thread (and magnetized) but not what the size is. He was hoping to run to NAPA or some place similar for a replacement if we can determine the size.

Barring that, is a deuce plug going to be the same size? He has an extra axle at home and worst case is if it would fit he brings it back Monday before the tow truck gets there.

Thanks for the help

MC

 

[TexAndy]

well, there was a place just about next door that had a brass replacement with a quick release valve on it. Seems kind of pointless for this application, but I guess over the road commercial truckers who have to change their differential oil alot might like that little convenience.

$33 freakin dollars with tax... but I just wanted to get it in there and get one of the axles filled at that point, so I bought it.

 

[Rene M]

TexAndy is trying to get a 5 ton medium wrecker set to be towed on Monday and he just called me from the storage yard.

It appears that the middle axle housing drain plug is missing so he can't fill the axle with gear oil before moving it. The only info from the -20p that I could find is that the fill plug is machine thread and the drain plug is pipe thread (and magnetized) but not what the size is. He was hoping to run to NAPA or some place similar for a replacement if we can determine the size.

Barring that, is a deuce plug going to be the same size? He has an extra axle at home and worst case is if it would fit he brings it back Monday before the tow truck gets there.

Thanks for the help

MC

A deuce plug is not the same size and as far as i can tell the plug in my M813 a1 is a 1" pipe tread. you could just go to home dept and grab a few pipe nipples and caps as a temp plug?

 

[m816]

Axel plug for five ton

I think the fording plug under the clutch bell housing is the samd as the axel plug . You don't need it for anything unless you are goiing swimming so give it a try. sorry this reply is so late

 

[M813A1]

Just go to the auto parts store and get a rubber freeze plug and put it in and tighten the nut !! i did that and drove with it for 2 years till i found the right size plug !!!