besides a socket, an open end or closed end wrench, a pipe wrench, or vise grips....how would you go about removing a stripped to hell oil drain plug?

I guess this is why we ALWAYS change our own oil, even if it involves putting the car on ramps in the ice and laying in the freakin snow

Another thought i had was to hammer on a cheap 1/2" socket (should be 9/16, so 1/2 is the next size down)...if i get it on maybe i can break it loose, but I dunno...I realize the socket and plug will be good for the trash, but I dont care...

I also pondered slitting it w/a dremel, but i cant get any leverage with a screwdriver to break it loose even if I did have a slit...

ideas PLEASE?? thanks

not that it matters, but this is an '86 LG4 IROC-Z...

 

Use your teeth. Put it in your molars and twist your head.

How did you strip it? I dont think you are suppose to torque it that much when you put it on in the first place. Do you mean you rounded the bolt off?

 

6-point socket or box-end wrench... ½" is too small to try to hammer on there; a 14mm might work better if you try to go that way.

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I didn't...some dumbass mechanic did...I had it changed this winter last (3k miles ago) because i couldnt get the car up on ramps in the street in the snow and ice...

I could use one of these...LOL



[This message has been edited by Stuart S (edited July 22, 2001).]

 

I would suggest some vise grips. Sorry Rob, I wouldn't advise taking a hammer to the bottom of the pan. It cannot be on there too tightly (ie- not rusted and/or removed in the last 16+yrs...) and look at the bright side, you shouldn't need PT Blaster or Liquid Wrench to get it off!

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vise grips just slide off...the corners are really too round to get anything on there...

 

Those new type vice-grips that are designed to grab hex head screws and bolts would get it off I bet, I have had good luck using them on rounded off fasteners. They are about $15 or $20 I think. Or if all else fails you could get a small grinder and grind off the head of the screw, that will take off the pressure then you should be able to work the threaded part out with a little pointed chisel and a hammer by tapping on the edge of the threads and spinning it out. Good luck

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If you have a Dremal and a cutoff wheel for it just make a slot like a screw in the head of the bolt and use a large screwdriver to turn it out. If you need more leverage use the vice grips to turn the screwdriver.

 

If all else fails have someone weld a nut onto the end of the drain plug.

 

If they just slide off, than you need to tighten them a bit more. At least the vise grips I am talking about have that adjustible handle that you screw in to tighten the amount it closes. I've removed bolts from the block that were just a shaft sticking out with those before... you just need to grip the heck out of it.

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1984 z28 w/ a 357 cu in. monster engine which is looking like the posterchild for Edelbrock with the exception of the Holley 750vac... all the suspension stuff... 9-bolt posi disk is in...

-=ICON Motorsports=-

 

a pipe wrench WILL get it off.

 

get a punch and hammer. put the punch on the head of the bolt and hammer in the direstion u need.

 

Thanks guys...the pipe wrench I had was too big, so I borrowed a mini one from my neighbor...that did the trick...

Thanks for all your help...