Kx033-4 final drive oil drain plugs

[TheOldHokie]

How do you BACK a threaded plug out with an impact gun ......but..."never in reverse" ???

Common man.- that should be pretty obvious. What I was trying to say was counterclockwise (out) only - not back and forth.

Dan

 

[MoCo]

The reason for not using an impact wrench is the hammering. The breaker bar exerts a steady push, and with a proper 8mm hex socket, fully inserted, will work. It will not be required after the first removal. The caps have a rubber o-ring under the head, so do not use heat.
Fortunately for me, what was stripped what mostly my Allen key, so a good socket, tapped in, worked to remove the stubborn plug. Doesn't have to be Snap On.

 

[fried1765]

Common man.- that should be pretty obvious. What I was trying to say was counterclockwise (out) only - not back and forth.

Dan

Sorry......but "never in reverse" ......meant "never in reverse" to me!
LH thread?

 

[The Evil Twin]

Sorry......but "never in reverse" ......meant "never in reverse" to me!
LH thread?

I think what he is alluding to is the "trick" to removing stubborn fasteners. It often helps to drive a fastener tighter and then loosen to break one free.

 

[kubotafreak]

50 years as a mechanic and I‘m not ashamed to say way less than 1% of my hand tools came out of a truck…. only because of the $$$$$$$. Really didn’t sound like the op has access to a tool truck.

Agreed, most of mine are craftsman. If I only got 1% of snap on though, it would be the gold zinc tipped allen/torx sets. I have broken countless 10 mm allen heads but never since I switched to the snap on set.

 

[Semo]

The reason for not using an impact wrench is the hammering. The breaker bar exerts a steady push, and with a proper 8mm hex socket, fully inserted, will work. It will not be required after the first removal. The caps have a rubber o-ring under the head, so do not use heat.
Fortunately for me, what was stripped what mostly my Allen key, so a good socket, tapped in, worked to remove the stubborn plug. Doesn't have to be Snap On.

Upon closer inspection, the plugs are pretty clean with no corrosion, so I probably wouldn't have put any heat to them. Good to know there are rubber o-rings though. Will go to H. Depot ( less than a mile away) and get the hex socket. Thanks