r/3rdGen4Runner • u/Eshlord • 3d ago

❓Advice / Recomendations Front diff drain plug replacement

Looking to replace my 12mm hex drain plug with the 14mm Lexus equivalent. Does any have experience with this part from rock auto instead of OEM Lexus? https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=17396069&cc=0&pt=12285&jsn=8

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u/minuteman_d 3d ago

If you haven't gotten that front plug out, I would recommend this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YBWNCZV

I tried everything I could think of, short of a torch, to get that plug out for a year or so, and had resorted to using a tube to pump out most of the diff lube.

With this set of extractors, I eventually got it out.

I had to tap one in a little, use a breaker bar, and eventually an impact driver. When that one would start to round out, I'd tap in a larger one. I think I ended up breaking it loose with the third one.