How to get it off?
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How to get it off?
Ok, my transmission fill plug is rounded off to hell!
I need to get it out ASAP!!! I have tried vise grips, a talon wrench, even a socket... Nothing worked!
have any ideas?
This was the plug before vise grips tore the other to sides right off...
I need to get it out ASAP!!! I have tried vise grips, a talon wrench, even a socket... Nothing worked!
have any ideas?
This was the plug before vise grips tore the other to sides right off...
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Daewoo Frankenstein
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If you have a Dremel or rotary tool, use a cut-off wheel to cut a slit in the top of the bolt, then use a flathead screwdriver to break it loose like you would any other flathead screw. Make sure you don't cut too deep, or you'll end up breaking the bolt, and that's not a good thing. It's very ghetto, but it was the only thing that worked when I managed to strip a cam retainer bolt on a car I was working on.
And the, of course, replace it!
And the, of course, replace it!
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yeah, and if you cant use a grinder, get a punch, or a chisel, and tap it into the metal until it makes a groove, then use that groove to get it loose...worked so many times when dealing with drain plugs...
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take the shifter out and fill thru there
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If you have a Dremel or rotary tool, use a cut-off wheel to cut a slit in the top of the bolt, then use a flathead screwdriver to break it loose like you would any other flathead screw. Make sure you don't cut too deep, or you'll end up breaking the bolt, and that's not a good thing. It's very ghetto, but it was the only thing that worked when I managed to strip a cam retainer bolt on a car I was working on.
And the, of course, replace it!
And the, of course, replace it!
Thats not the issue man...
I didnt think about the lug nut tool... Although what size would I get it for?
mikiemike75
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get a socket that is a hair smaller than the bolt and beat it on there done it plenty of times in my old bagger s-10 it would alway drag oil pan and f*** up the bolts... if you need help or are close to ocala let me know and ill give you a hand... mike
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Yeah...First post says nothing about clearance.
Go to Sears/Home Depot/Lowes and pick up a set of the stripped bolt sockets that longfellow2 mentioned.
The smaller socket hammered on too, but that tends to damage the socket and you apparently have no clearance.
Go to Sears/Home Depot/Lowes and pick up a set of the stripped bolt sockets that longfellow2 mentioned.
The smaller socket hammered on too, but that tends to damage the socket and you apparently have no clearance.
