[s-cars] Help!! Evil drain plug will NOT come out - solution ideas

[Peter Schulz]

here here!!1

I second Chris recommendation...
My recently rescued red1991 90 20v Q...$500 had a drain bolt that looked 
like a melted pad of butter.
Used the craftsman "boltout"and had it off in less than a minute.

Last time I dealt with a similar situation it took me half a day to get it 
off (ended up using a file to file flats onto the bolt and hammered a 16mm 
6 pt socket onto it.

-Peter

At 10:23 PM 1/15/2005, chris chambers wrote:
>Edward,
>
>You two options, the old try the next size smaller socket tapped on
>with a hammer option.
>
>But your best bet, is using the Sears Craftsman sockets that are
>designed for removing rounded nuts/bolts. They are designed to dig into
>the nuts/bolts.
>
>Here is a page with info on them:
>http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00952166000
>
>I have used these with good success.

1991 200 20v Q Avant Titan Grey
1991 200 20v Q Avant Indigo Mica
1991 90 20v Q Red
1990 CQ silver (awaiting S2 engine transplant)

Chelmsford Ma, USA