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Topic: Stripped head on oil drain plug HELP!
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94gt
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the head on the oil drain plug is stripped badly on this focus.
the oil realllly needs to be changed and I'm wondering if any of yall have some idead before she takes it into a mechanic and has them do it.
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AJBlackGT
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vise grips ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Posts: 1896 | From: Sacramento | Registered: Dec 2003
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94gt
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Originally posted by AJBlackGT:
vise grips
we just tried that, and it seems to only make it worse! ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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88DroptopGT
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Originally posted by 94gt:
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Originally posted by AJBlackGT:
vise grips
we just tried that, and it seems to only make it worse!
Get the pair that has the "C" shaped teeth pattern on it. I took out stripped head bolts with those things.
Posts: 3978 | From: 707 | Registered: Mar 2003
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94gt
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thats a good idea, her dad came by and said he's gonna try and tap a hole in the bolt head and use an easy out to get it out.
hopefully for her sake, it works!
thanks guys!
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mtbaughs
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Well if vise grips aren't doing the trick than they are not tight enough. Crank them down tight so that you can barely get them closed on the bolt. If that fails you can always try and hammer on a 12 point socket of the right size. Something thats close to going on but tight enough to need to be driven on with a hammer. Don't hit it so hard that the pan dents in.
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94gt
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man, there's barely enough room to fart down there, I know that my vise grips may not be the best quality, so I may have an excuse to buy a new tool/s tomorrow ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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BlackNGold
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Well if vise grips aren't doing the trick than they are not tight enough.
Exactly... ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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94gt
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Originally posted by mtbaughs:
Well if vise grips aren't doing the trick than they are not tight enough.
Exactly...
I had those fu*kers so damned tight it bottomed out. it just gives me a reason to buy more tools!
oh, and she hasnt gotten the oil changed in about 12+ months! ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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BlackNGold
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Who changed it last?....Don't take it there again...lol
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94gt
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Originally posted by BlackNGold:
Who changed it last?....Don't take it there again...lol
she said it was last changed when she bought it... lol about a year ago... lol
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sharkattack
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Originally posted by 94gt:
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Originally posted by BlackNGold:
Who changed it last?....Don't take it there again...lol
she said it was last changed when she bought it... lol about a year ago... lol
Who says you need to change the oil?
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Blowfish
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Do yourself a favor and go buy a new drain plug , throw the old one away when you do get it out. Ive never seen one that good vicegrips wont get. make sure your turning it the correct direction. Remember you are upside down now. righty tighty lefty loosey
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Posts: 38 | From: Castro Valley | Registered: Jan 2004
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94gt
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Originally posted by Blowfish:
Do yourself a favor and go buy a new drain plug , throw the old one away when you do get it out. Ive never seen one that good vicegrips wont get. make sure your turning it the correct direction. Remember you are upside down now. righty tighty lefty loosey
Dur... ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) It doesnt take a high school grad to figure that out... lol
its been on there for 12+ months' worth of heat cycles which doesnt help it at all.
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