Thanks for the info BUT the plug is a 1/2" or 3/4" steel pipe plug - what happens when I get it out? I'm worried if i try -- how will I get a good seal again? I'm thinking of the mechanic/helicoil fix...any opinion(s) Thanks, Tony
--- Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote: > > 1. mechanic buddy who worked on vw's in one of his > > lives: warm engine -- put icecube(s) on oil plug > 2 > > cool it - then try again > > forgot about that sort of thing ... i'd suggest 'dry > ice' (carbon > dioxide in solid form) ... a lot colder. that could > work. > > > 2. shop mechanic: $40-50 to drill it out, helicoil > a > > new thread set into the hole - restore to factory > > original plug.. > > as a last resort, i fear. :( > > you could also, as a pre-last-resort, try getting > some Easy-outs ... > backwards drills. made for extracting broken bolts > and such. you drill > a hole (difference sizes for different Easy-outs) in > the offending > plug then put the Easy-out (looks like a > backwards-twist, tapered > drill bit) in the hole and start turning the > Easy-out ... as it augers > its way in tighter and tighter, it forces the > plug/bolt out of the > threaded hole. only trouble with this idea is that > if the original > plug/bolt is REALLY stuck in there, the Easy-out > tends to kinda spread > the plug/bolt and may not remove it ... in which > case you're stuck > with solution 2. :( > > good luck! > joel >
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