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stipped the oil plug bolt...whats the best method of getting it out?

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can u shape two sides flat with a dremel? dunno..i just know for screws u can cut a grove back in with dremel..but its sa bolt bleh
 
Originally posted by: boomerang
The seal is where the flange on the plug meets the oil pan. The plug is not a pipe thread. The threads do not do the sealing. If any penetrating oil such as WD40 could soak in, there would be oil leaking out.

Replace a water pump on a small block Chevrolet. Several of the bolts thread into the water jacket. If you don't put sealant on those threads, the coolant will leak out. When you tighten the bolts the threads are jammed tight together. But in doing so, a void is created on the other side of the thread. This is the path the coolant will take.

An oil drain plug is no different. Without an O-ring or sealing washer, the plug will leak. The oil will leak through the void in the threads.
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true.
 
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
can u shape two sides flat with a dremel? dunno..i just know for screws u can cut a grove back in with dremel..but its sa bolt bleh
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That's what I did with a stripped spark plug (flattened sides to use a socket wrench). Worked like a charm.
 
just buy some locktite and glue onto one side a piece of scrap metal, so when its stuck on there, you can just use brute strength to unscrew it
 
Originally posted by: boomerang
I'm LMAO at the suggestions of WD40, etc. The plug is screwed into the oil pan and the threads are surrounded by .............are you ready..........oil!
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Ever hear the term "penetrating oil"?
 
Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
If you have stripped the outside of the oil drain plug,

STOP doing anything to it.

Take it to a REAL mechanic,and pay them to remove it.

$20 labor to remove the bad bolt;
is cheaper than $300 for a new oil pan,installed.

Next time go to the mechanic to get the oil changed. 😉
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This is called giving up, don't listen to this.

Go to Sears and get the craftsman bolt removal tool, it is a blade/knife shaped socket inside and you can use it with a socket/impact driver to hammer that out.

Or, if you have a saw, cut a slot across the bolt top and use a large screw driver to remove it.
 
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