Removing stripped rear end fill plug

[bwalkerc2]

Can someone give me advice on how to remove the stripped fill plug on my 1998 k1500 chevy. Found it stripped after I bought the truck. Has the square insert head that has been rounded out. Any advice would be helpful

 

[bobalob]

grind the edges down a bit till flat enough to get a wrench on

 

[crimescene]

That is gonna be fun! I had one in the same shape, I got an easy out from NAPA, the square tapered one and used the one that was just short of falling in the plug, tapped it in with a hammer, (into the stripped part of the plug) then I got a handheld torch and heated the area around the plug trying to avoid heating the plug directly, and with a little time it came out, no damage to the housing or threads in the housing. GOOD LUCK!

 

[bobalob]

just read again oops

 

[Leper]

Weld a short bolt into the hole, then use a wrench to remove it. easy.

 

[JIMs70K25]

Dido, welded a nut to mine.

 

[CHEVY 4WD]

Weld a short bolt into the hole, then use a wrench to remove it. easy.

what he said

 

[sweetk30]

i take a bolt also and hammer it in the hole and weld asmuch as possible and it comes out no problem.

 

[pauly383]

When you get it out , get a plug with external flats for a wrench . I have had an axle with both , and I like the one for a wrench better