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I would suggest Vice-Grips and getting new plug >>
Posted by Micah in NC [Email] (more from Micah in NC) on Tue, 31 Dec 2002 16:28:26
In Reply to: oops! I stripped the drain plug..., Josh91900, Tue, 31 Dec 2002 16:06:25
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Josh,
Beg, borrow, or steal a pair of Vise-Grips (well, just one, but I call 'em a 'pair' because they're technically pliers...)
Anyway, I'd clamp down on the plug's hex head--what's left of it--and get a new drain plug at your dealer. For the mean time, you could CAREFULLY, put the old stripped plug back on and tighten it gingerly.
For a second there I thought you meant you had stripped the plug's THREADS, a much more serious offense. But, if I'm reading you right, you merely 'rounded off' the plug's hex head. Correct?
It MIGHT not even be your fault. Somewhere along the way, some incompetent/unwatchful "tech" might have used a SAE socket instead of a metric size and started the rounding process for you. Then you come along with your correct 13mm socket and...OOOPS!
The world won't end. It's okay. Just be careful putting that drain plug back in...and get a new one by the next oil change.
All the best,
Micah in NC
'84 900S, 226K mi.
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Posts in this Thread:
- oops! I stripped the drain plug..., Josh91900, Tue, 31 Dec 2002 16:06:25
- Re: oops! I stripped the drain plug..., Raub, Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:38:10
- Sears easy out sockets, if big enough. n/m, Chaz, Tue, 31 Dec 2002 18:44:53
- Get Popular Mechanics wrenches, Greg Netzner, Tue, 31 Dec 2002 18:07:33
- use a 1/2" 6 point socket. n/m, chrisx, Tue, 31 Dec 2002 17:12:07
- Re: oops! I stripped the drain plug..., MS, Tue, 31 Dec 2002 17:06:05
- I would suggest Vice-Grips and getting new plug >>, Micah in NC, Tue, 31 Dec 2002 16:28:26 <-- Viewing This Message
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