If you have access to an electric welder you can get a cheap box end wrench, pound it over the plug, and weld it right on. I did that a while back when I had a Vanagon here with the same problem. I think the heat from the welding helped too as it turned easily after I welded the wrench to it. Mark Chris Renz wrote: > that sounds about right. I think over the years using the 12 point 13mm > slowly rounded it off to where it is now. > > either that or I have stripped the threads and just don't know it yet. > > I tried the 1/2" because it actually fits right on there already, but its > doing the same thing. > When its light out again ill try it once more and make certain it's as > tight > as can be up against the plug. |
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