Drain Plug Threads

[Bernie Benz]

Are you sure of that thread size? I don’t recall the drain hole being  
approx. 1” in diameter.
If correct, one could drill and tap the stock plug to accept the more  
common M14-1.5 plug, and lock-titie the M26 into the pan.

Bernie

On Nov 7, 2007, at 11:22 AM, Nathan Winters wrote:

> There is no M26x1.5 Helicoil...
> Any other suggestions?
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
> To: Nathan Winters <natewin at yahoo.com>
> Cc: 200q20V mailing list <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:42:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Drain Plug Threads
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> Helicoil insert.
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> On Nov 7, 2007, at 9:03 AM, Nathan Winters wrote:
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>> Correct Paul did not say that, lets start a new subject for it then.
>> If the sealing face is fine and the threads are not, what would be
>> a good solution?
>> I don't plan on installing a drain valve, just need better threads
>> on the pan.
>>
>> Nathan
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
>> To: Nathan Winters <natewin at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: 200q20V mailing list <200q20v at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 11:50:54 AM
>> Subject: Re: New lister, new car
>>
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>> Paul didn’t say that the threads were buggered up. He said that the
>> plug came out easily after he ground off the plug’s head, the
>  flange
>> face seal. But he may have buggered up the pan’s face sealing
>> surface. A simple fix for  this would be to 45 degree counter sink
>> the surface to accept an O-ring on a new stock plug.
>>
>> The better way to remove such a frozen plug is with heat. Same system
>> as removing a broken stud from a head.
>> Build up the buggered hex head with a TIG or MIG welder until large
>> enough to get a vice grip on it. The weld heat will have loosened the
>> frozen plug or stud.
>>
>> Bernie
>>
>>
>> On Nov 7, 2007, at 6:58 AM, Nathan Winters wrote:
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>>> If the threads are already buggered up, what solutions are there?
>>> Next size up drill / tap?
>>> Go to NPT?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Nathan
>>>
>>>
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