B8200 oil pan removal

[Jeff Gordon]

This is my sons tractor ,he needs to remove the oil pan ,it has a stripped oil plug,he wants to know if there is anything he should be aware of ,is there a certain order things should be removed in ?

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Nope nothing fancy or hidden about pulling the pan.
Remove the bolts and drop it.

 

[D2Cat]

Oh wait, drain the oil first!

 

[phaser]

Why not just tap it for a slightly larger plug?

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[Jeff Gordon]

Why not just tap it for a slightly larger plug?

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The oil plug just spins in the hole. ,but get this it does not leak,it will not move either way!

 

[phaser]

Maybe this has already been tried, but I'll mention it anyway.

Is there any room to tap a thin screw driver between the plug and the pan so as to provide pressure that may allow the threads to catch, while attempting to unscrew the plug?

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[Jeff Gordon]

Maybe this has already been tried, but I'll mention it anyway.

Is there any room to tap a thin screw driver between the plug and the pan so as to provide pressure that may allow the threads to catch, while attempting to unscrew the plug?

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Good idea I will ask him.

 

[Denny Gordon]

This is my sons tractor ,he needs to remove the oil pan ,it has a stripped oil plug,he wants to know if there is anything he should be aware of ,is there a certain order things should be removed in ?

This is my tractor,it has 4x4 . The drive shaft is directly under the oil pan. I imagine that I will have to remove it. Will I have to remove it from the front differential?

 

[Denny Gordon]

Nope nothing fancy or hidden about pulling the pan.
Remove the bolts and drop it.

What if I have a4x4. Do I have to remove the drive shaft? Do I have to remove it from the front differential?

 

[67Truckin]

I would try putting a flat screwdriver blade between the plug head and the oilpan. Then pry down as you try to catch the threads on the plug to screw it out. It may be just the plug that is bad and not stripped out the pan yet.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

What if I have a4x4. Do I have to remove the drive shaft? Do I have to remove it from the front differential?

The drive shaft isn't a real bad issue, but on some 4wd mdels you'll actually have to drop the whole axle to remove the pan.

 

[squarethumps]

The drive shaft isn't a real bad issue, but on some 4wd mdels you'll actually have to drop the whole axle to remove the pan.

My tractor seems like I have to drop that axle or otherwise move it since the front housing for the shaft is blocking the complete removal of the oil plug itself. I did manage to get it out, but not without the plug digging into that housing. I can't imagine I'll be able to get it back in without removing that shaft.