Rounded off drain plug
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Agree; the trick is to not use too big of a wrench with a lot of bulk. Maybe a good quality 12-14" American made wrench with sharp jaws (not a wobbly or dull import).
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^^^^ Also a piece of wood could be inserted between the pipe wrench and the pipe to help hold the wrench in place. If necessary a floor jack could be used to help hold up the pipe so that it doesn't bend. Now that pipe wrench is not going to slide off.
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Years back I had an F510 Deere front mower with a plug situation like this. I've taken a number of bad plugs in tight quarters out before but this one was the worst. It took a couple hours, I rounded it off and still couldn't get it out. I finally did and welded a new nut on the bottom. The space was so tight almost nothing would fit. Even then, I had to grind the nut down to get the plug back in. These engineers should stick to trains.
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That may all be true,..... but look at the amount of threads showing also.
The OP can put the pipe wrench jaws on the plug threads, instead of the smaller, and now totally butchered 1/2" long plug head.
The threads have a much greater surface area for the pipe wrench to grab.
This is NOT a machine shop necessary fix!
timinsanborn
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The way it looks to me, I'd try a basin wrench, backed up with a crescent wrench for leverage. The basin wrench will reach up/onto the threaded part of the plug, and the crescent wrench on the shaft of the basin wrench might give enough leverage the loosen it up
YLee Kioti
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the drama is killing me........!!!!
so what happened...did the pipe wrench run off and marry the bolt extractor?
will the welder in the shop down the road run off with that hussy vise grip....hmmmmm????
don't leave us hanging.... :shocked:
so what happened...did the pipe wrench run off and marry the bolt extractor?
will the welder in the shop down the road run off with that hussy vise grip....hmmmmm????
don't leave us hanging.... :shocked:
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Kando
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The bolt extractor set cornered the pipe wrench and now it's in hiding, the adjustable wrench went underground and the vise grip threw a fit and refuses to let itself be used anymore.
Still working at it. I hate giving in so I go work at it a bit every now and then. Valve stem on one of the tires is rusted out along with the rim around it and that tire happens to be low. So need that fixed before I drive it anywhere on the road. New tube is on the way.
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A new tube may be a short term fix, but a new rim is the long term fix.
If you are widely ambitious, you might completely sandblast the entire inside of the rim, apply a layer of resin, with several layers of fibreglass cloth to the general rusted out area, feather to smooth the repair, and paint the entire inside of the rim with two coats of two part marine epoxy.
I did this, with two rims that were no longer commercially available.
Labor intensive, but it did work well.
Egon
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Kando: re the plug. Chances are your pipe wrench is too large, the fit is not set properly or the pull is in the wrong direction. There's is a lot of information on use on the Internet.
Suggest a smaller steel pipe wrench with a piece of pipe over the handle for extra Leverage.
Suggest a smaller steel pipe wrench with a piece of pipe over the handle for extra Leverage.