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DA thread chaser is used to clean up existing threads. A thread tap is used to cut new threads (and also to clean existing threads)...
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Ddlm replied to the thread Broken Oil Drain Plug.Todays update: I used the chaser to clean the thread. Some more metal shavings came out. I put in the new plug in and tightened it up...
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D👏👍 Glad to hear you got it out. Just so you know there's an option that hasn't been mentioned. There's a hard plastic plug available for...
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Ddlm replied to the thread Broken Oil Drain Plug.On closer inspection of the removed plug, I noticed that the thread near the bolt head is full of metal. The bolt looks intact, so it...
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DYOu’ve not broken the plug…you’ve stripped the pan-threads. Wolf is correct.
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DYou probably just stripped the threads. All is not lost. If it spins relatively easily, snap on a set of vice grips and gently pull...
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DAssuming the plug is steel, weld a nut to it. Then using some all thread into that to come up thru a device to straddle the plug area...
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Ddlm replied to the thread Broken Oil Drain Plug.Okay, that was a miserable experience, but probably warranted for my stupid mistake. I spend 10 hours on this project (aka "oil change...
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DThe picture of the used pan seems to show a bung installed and welded from the outside. I would think you could see the bung spinning if...
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DAnd the inverse of the stripped plug threads is the pan is stripped, there are several ways to go about fixing it. The best is to pull...
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Ddlm replied to the thread Broken Oil Drain Plug.Okay, I’m not touching the EZ out for now. I tried pulling on the plug with vice grips while turning it and no luck. When turning it...
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DI screwed up. Go easy on me. Instead of loosening the oil drain plug I over-tightened it to the point where it broke. There were a...
