Stuck engine oil drain plug

[Burl Vibert]

RJA wrote:
>
> Funny you should ask...   I just had the same problem on the S4 I just
> bought, the hex stripped in no time.  I took a BIG set of ChannelLok pliers
> (the kind with the sharp teeth and long handles), adjusted them to get the
> most bite into the steel.  I then braced myself against the wall, locked my
> elbows and gave it the biggest yank I could imagine.   It broke free.


You just can't beat real ChannelLok pliers.  I have a set of 12"
curved jaws and I can pick all 200 lbs of myself off the ground with
them on a round shaft.

Burl Vibert
1987 5kcstq
Kingston, Ontario