Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 23:50:28 +0100 From: "SimonJ" <menopsam.com> Subject: Re: Removing a jammed sump plug from an OG 900
"Dean Malandris" <rootnopsamus-technologies.com> wrote in message news:3b754a0c.5422532nopsam.zip.com.au... > Plug won't come out - putting the 13mm single hex socket on resulted > in the corners rounding - have managed to hammer on a 12mm single hex > but although it's finger snug, turning it with a ratchet instantly > strips the corners so again, no good. > > I was thinking of welding the 12mmm socket to the plug washer face so > I can get it off with the 1/2" drive. > > Any suggestions? I don't want to damage the sump. Get a large nut and weld the inside of the nut to the sump plug, then remove with a large spanner.socket etc.