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

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cut a slot in it with a dremel, then use a large screwdriver with a visegrip on the the screwdrive. if that doesnt work, dont bang on it with a hammer. you will probably cause even more damage. take it to a mechanic and get it removed.
 
Get a welder, and just start blasting that plug. It's gonna get hot, real hot, and sooner or later, the bolt will be removed easily with just your fingers. This works best when the plug turns to red, or better yet, white.
 
Originally posted by: yellowfiero
a screw driver will never give you enough torque. I would use a grinder and flatten out the edges so another socket will work.
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Er, duh.

That's an excellent idea.
 
Originally posted by: laurenlex
Get a welder, and just start blasting that plug. It's gonna get hot, real hot, and sooner or later, the bolt will be removed easily with just your fingers. This works best when the plug turns to red, or better yet, white.
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Yeah, because super heating an oilpan full of oil and a rubber gasket is a great idea...

 
Don't waste your time flattening out the edges. Put some visegrips on tight and beat the fvck out of it with a hammer. If you know what you're doing, it'll be off in less than a minute.

...but if you knew what you were doing, you wouldn't have this problem.. 😛
 
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Don't waste your time flattening out the edges. Put some visegrips on tight and beat the fvck out of it with a hammer. If you know what you're doing, it'll be off in less than a minute.

...but if you knew what you were doing, you wouldn't have this problem.. 😛
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Won't he fuxxor up the threads in his Oil pan ?
Might as wlel just get a new one instead of bothering with all that work
 
Originally posted by: isekii
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Don't waste your time flattening out the edges. Put some visegrips on tight and beat the fvck out of it with a hammer. If you know what you're doing, it'll be off in less than a minute.

...but if you knew what you were doing, you wouldn't have this problem.. 😛
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Won't he fuxxor up the threads in his Oil pan ?
Might as wlel just get a new one instead of bothering with all that work
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Beating on a wrench with a hammer won't hurt his oil pan.

Unless he misses.

Use a rubber or plastic mallet.
 
Originally posted by: isekii
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Don't waste your time flattening out the edges. Put some visegrips on tight and beat the fvck out of it with a hammer. If you know what you're doing, it'll be off in less than a minute.

...but if you knew what you were doing, you wouldn't have this problem.. 😛
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Won't he fuxxor up the threads in his Oil pan ?
Might as wlel just get a new one instead of bothering with all that work
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No, WD-40, PB Blaster, KY-Jelly, Astroglide, just put some kind of lube on it. If you put the grips on right, and hit it STRAIGHT, you won't mess anything up...
 
Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Originally posted by: laurenlex
Get a welder, and just start blasting that plug. It's gonna get hot, real hot, and sooner or later, the bolt will be removed easily with just your fingers. This works best when the plug turns to red, or better yet, white.
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Yeah, because super heating an oilpan full of oil and a rubber gasket is a great idea...
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Dude, turn on your fvcking sarcasm meter!

Welder on a gas tank?

Grabbing white hot bolt with your hands?
 
Originally posted by: dwcal
You mean stripped the hex head? Try vice grips. It's safe to drill the head off too, but not easy because the drain bolt is so big. Pick a drill bit about the same size as the screw part of the bolt and drill straight into the head. When the head falls off you can easily unscrew the rest of it. But vice grips will probably work.
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OMG, if he had to come here to ask, my advice would be to NOT do that
 
alright, vise grip keeps slipping and making it worse, im gonna try a pipe wrench and rag, then buy that set cadet mentioned.
 
Originally posted by: platinumike
If i drill into the bolt, it could possibly get metal in the sump. Should i try knocking it with a hammer and chisel or will that just knock the head off? I also cant find any place that has this damn bolt, dealer is open tommorow, hopefully they got it.
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Just give up the idea of doing the oil change yourself. Drive down to the local oil change place and pretend nothing happened.
😛
 
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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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!

 
If you have 12pt sockets, find one that is just slightly too small to fit. Beat it on the bolt head with a hammer. It will come out easy.

I've done this before and I've never messed up a socket. But if you mess up the socket, who cares? A new socket is a heck of a lot cheaper than what a mechanic would charge to fix this.

And btw, you need to snuff whoever overtightened that plug. You're lucky the threads in the oil pan aren't stripped. That problem is even more fun to deal with.
 
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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WD40 might soak into the outside threads a little - in order for oil to be all over the threads, the plug would be leaking..
 
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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