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

[Theodore Chen]

--- Noah <noahgodwin at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Two words:
> Air Chisel.
> 
> With all the soaking you've done already, I'd guess that the air chisel 
> would make short work of it. If you have air, and you don't have an air 
> chisel, you can get one for less than $20 at wal-mart.

close, but the two words i'd suggest are "impact wrench".

i had trouble with a stuck oil drain plug that rounded with a 6-point socket
and a breaker bar applied to it.  after it slipped the first time, i didn't
want to risk damaging the hex further, so i used an impact wrench on it.
i have an ingersoll-rand IR2131 and an air compressor.  if you don't own
these, you should seriously consider it.  you can also buy an electric
impact wrench from sears for $150, and it can remove just about any nut
or bolt on my cars.

i vaguely recall having to unbolt a little tube to get a straight
shot at the oil drain plug.  i think this tube holds the alternator wire.

if you already rounded it off, hammer a cheap socket onto it and use
the impact wrench.

-teddy



		
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