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Topic Re: that's an excellent idea. Maybe use my angle grinder (carefully!!!!) |
Stripped oil drain plug.... grant - Monday, 30 July, 2012, at 7:05:42 pm |
Is the tool bit hole stripped or the drain plug threads stripped? *NM* MarcW - Monday, 30 July, 2012, at 9:22:32 pm |
The 8mm allen tool recepticle is rounded grant - Monday, 30 July, 2012, at 9:27:08 pm |
Re: The 8mm allen tool recepticle is rounded dghii - Monday, 30 July, 2012, at 10:35:03 pm |
How did you get vice-grips on it? grant - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 8:28:31 am |
Re: How did you get vice-grips on it? dghii - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 5:03:19 pm |
Several people have reported success with tthis method... cheap too :-() thanks grant - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 8:58:31 pm |
You might find an 'easy out' like tool bit that is stubby enough to... MarcW - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 2:57:32 pm |
Most of the easy outs i've found locally won't work unless... grant - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 9:01:25 pm |
The chisel method can of course work. I'm relucant to recommend it because.... MarcW - Wednesday, 1 August, 2012, at 1:14:35 pm |
Actually, i would probabyl use a drift, and generate the notch with a grinder. grant - Wednesday, 1 August, 2012, at 2:29:31 pm |
Don't over think the chisel...just give it a try. dghii - Wednesday, 1 August, 2012, at 3:37:13 pm |
Good thing you don't have one of those magnetic drain plugs Boxsterra - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 8:33:26 am |
I'm guessing something like this. Roger987 - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 9:13:20 am |
that's an excellent idea. Maybe use my angle grinder (carefully!!!!) grant - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 10:27:10 am |
Re: that's an excellent idea. Maybe use my angle grinder (carefully!!!!) Roger987 - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 10:57:25 am |
i have both. grant - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 12:35:40 pm |
Dremel will make an accurate starting cut *NM* Laz - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 12:51:00 pm |
Re: Stripped oil drain plug.... jlegelis - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 3:04:20 pm |
Charlie makes nice stuff. I have 3 OEM replacements on order though.. grant - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 9:02:30 pm |
I would avoid that product as it is a risk Boxsterra - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 9:13:26 pm |
Re: I would avoid that product as it is a risk jlegelis - Tuesday, 31 July, 2012, at 10:44:00 pm |
Re: I would avoid that product as it is a risk CarreraLicious - Wednesday, 1 August, 2012, at 8:59:08 pm |
I have never heard of a failure of a properly torqued Boxster drain plug Boxsterra - Wednesday, 1 August, 2012, at 10:07:25 pm |
Risk: from what i read elsewhere, its aluminum too. grant - Wednesday, 1 August, 2012, at 8:52:52 am |
Chamfering the ends of the Allen key could help to seat it better: less digging into the hex walls. *NM* Laz - Sunday, 5 August, 2012, at 12:38:23 am |
There is nothing flawed with the design or the implementation of the drain plug... MarcW - Monday, 6 August, 2012, at 3:09:50 pm |
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The hex part is not meant to be sacrificial. The design is a bit deceptive. You can push the allen wrench in and think it's all the way in when it's not really. If you make sure it is all the way in, it won't strip. There is something strange/flawed about the design that leads you to think the tool is all the way in sometimes when it is not.
I have found that these plugs generally get stripped by .... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Monday, 6 August, 2012, at 4:09:00 pm |