rounded off oil drain bolt
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rounded off oil drain bolt
whats usually a 10-15 minute job took me 4 hours working on this damn bolt. its extremely rounded off and basically fucked. iv tried vice grips penetrating oil and nothing. its like the previous owner took it in for a oil change and the used an air ratchet to put it back on.
help i need to get this done ASAP.
help i need to get this done ASAP.
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Dremel...cut a deep channel in the bolt, then use a flat head screwdriver with a ratchet type head and a ratchet to get some leaning force into it. It works like a charm.
If your car is on jack stands or a floor jack...don't push so hard as to knock'em over. Just sayin......
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If your car is on jack stands or a floor jack...don't push so hard as to knock'em over. Just sayin......
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oh it seemed to me that the bolt head was too rounded off to even get a wrench on? either way there should be no reason a drain plug should be that tight. sucky deal for the op
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ive used craftsman bolt outs on a bolt that was machined into a circle, no flats at all and it gripped and broke it right loose, they really do work. but the irwin looks very similar, get whatevers easiest. i know craftsman has a few styles like lo profile, incase your headers are like my headers. mine are too close to get a ratchet on my bolt so i have to use a wrench