Topic: axle drain plugs

[DAWGTOY]

hey guys
 thought i might hit ya'll up with a ?
my stock plug came out and ruined
my 5.29.

 rebuilt it with new parts and a low profile
plug from marlin.

last nite i checked it and it was finger tight.
looks like it hit a rock.

what do you guys do to keep this from happining.

thanx
dawg   

[jimbo74]

you can do what some people do and just remove the plug altogether and drain it by taking out the bottom bolts of the third.....

threadlocker might also help...... check tightness, every so often as well

[mudmaster]

Mines never loosened up

[IronClad]

shave off the drainplug and weld it up.

[Ferg]

these
http://www.marlincrawler.com/images/plug&socket_500.jpg

[jimbo74]

these
http://www.marlincrawler.com/images/plug&socket_500.jpg

that what he said he has......

[kneedownnate]

Steal a trick from motorcycle racers and safety wire it!  It's a pita to drill the small holes, but if you use good quality wire it'll help a lot.  You could even have two safety wires on opposing sides.  Just a thought.

[Shamb]

shave off the drainplug and weld it up

What he said, only way your going to get it to stop spinning off on rocks.

[DAWGTOY [OP]]

thanx guys

i think i'd like it shaved.

dawg 

[RustyToy]

stop hitting the rocks.   

[IronClad]

sometimes you just cant help but smash into rocks hehe  ive been known to push a few

[Ramrod]

stop hitting the rocks.  

you've obviously never actually wheeled before.  My drain plug is so smashed and packed with crap that I don't think it is gonna come off.  You could also just throw a spot weld on there and grind it off when you want to drain it but i think shaving is the best thing to do for other reasons too

[Hyena]

I replaced the two bottom studs with bolts and drain it through there like previously said.  No worries anymore.

[BLACKDOG]

stop hitting the rocks.   

you've obviously never actually wheeled before.  My drain plug is so smashed and packed with crap that I don't think it is gonna come off.  You could also just throw a spot weld on there and grind it off when you want to drain it but i think shaving is the best thing to do for other reasons too

I'm betting that was a joke BBW

same as everyone else, shave it off, and drain through the diff.  Do like HYENA did.  I would, except my studs come out instead of the nuts coming off, so I just do it that way.