Help me get this plug out!!
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Help me get this plug out!!
Here's what I'm working on:
Its the upper fill plug on my T5. I have tried to use a chisel/punch to move it, but its soft and both just dug in instead of turning it.
Any ideas on removing it effectively?
Its the upper fill plug on my T5. I have tried to use a chisel/punch to move it, but its soft and both just dug in instead of turning it.
Any ideas on removing it effectively?
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Re: Help me get this plug out!!
Maybe an easy out bit, or you could try dremeling a slot in the head and use that to get it out. Those are the ways I know, there are probably better lol.
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Re: Help me get this plug out!!
also try getting it hot too, a little heat goes a long way when tring to un stick a plug.
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Re: Help me get this plug out!!
Weld a bolt into the hole then put a wrench on the head of the bolt and unscrew it.
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but put some wd40 and use an impact instead of wrench. Trending Topics
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Re: Help me get this plug out!!
An impact may break the welds. You don't get a lot of area to run a bead and only need enough force to break the torque of the plug. If you have to, use a socket and a breaker bar if a wrench can't do it.
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Re: Help me get this plug out!!
you got to use heat. get it nice and hot and wile heating it up spray wd-40 on it to let the wd seep in to it.
with heat it will come right out. use mapp gas.
with heat it will come right out. use mapp gas.
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Re: Help me get this plug out!!
if its hot enough i dnt think a 3/8 impact starting with lil trappings will break it but yea breaker bar should do the trick
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