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Bob's Magnetic 6 & 9 Speed Transmission and TX Case / Rear Diff Drain Plugs.....

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The Neodymium magnets showed up yesterday. They are ridiculously strong. It's really hard to even separate them!

Thank you K & J Magnetics .

The drain plugs will be available soon.

If this works out, I'll try to develop plugs for everything ( Engine, TX case, Rear Diff)

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I'm in! How about plugs for my Pilot too? Haha.
 
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So I went out and bought a bunch of GM magnetic drainplugs for the TX Case and Rear Diff ( Its the same plug)
To even call this a "Magnetic" plug is a joke. The thing will barely lift a paperclip off the table. The magnetic material is some kind of rubber compound. You can pry it right out with an awl.....
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This is the Neodymium magnet that I'm installing.

Yes, it really has 16 lbs of pull. That should keep the oil clean!!

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Quick update on the Transmission drain plugs. The magnets came today, and I drilled out one of the plugs to 1/4" for the magnet and I'm not thrilled by how much wall thickness remains so I ordered some 3/16" magnets which are still crazy strong with 2.5lbs of pull. Hang tight....

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Well, good news and bad news on the TX Case / Rear Diff Magnetic plugs. Good new first.... Their awesome!
Magnet pull is easily 20x better at 16lbs. than the stock one . My drain plug is on the right.
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The bad news? They are more expensive than anticipated. I made 4 of them, and the price point I need to sell them at is $25 each + shipping.

So, I have 4 for sale. If you watched that video of the guy servicing his Traverse, the Rear Diff was much more funky than the TX Case , so maybe it makes more sense to only do the Rear Diff..... OR.... do it right, and do both. If I get allot of response, I can make a large batch of them, and the cost will come down due to economy of scale and shipping costs.

So, what do you guys think?

 
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I wonder if the 2018+ Traverse differential and transfer case are the same as on the Gen 1 in that video? With most of us running in front wheel drive most of the time, it's possible that the Gen 2 differential doesn't see as much wear and oil degradation. That said, I'm in for one of the rear diff magnet plugs.
 
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Quick update. The smaller 3/16" magnets arrived today, So I will drill and assemble them tomorrow.

2 of the 4 TX case / Diff plugs are sold.

1 of the 4 Trans plugs are sold.

Based off the response, this is all there will be, so if you want one, message me. First come will be first served.

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PMd about the transmission drain plug!
 
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Hi everyone, the trans and TX case / Diff plugs are all sold.

If there is enough interest, I'll make another batch.

If you're happy with what you received.... post up a review to let others know....

Thanks to everyone who supported this lil' project...

and yes, vtmecheng did get his "freebie" plug, as promised.

:p :p :p
 
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