HarmlessMuffinMan
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- Armidale, NSW
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- VX Commodore 2002 Executive v6. Ex Patrol Car
Alrighty. Guess you guys would see this quite a bit... Seriously, I'm sure they have a good reason for it, but Aluminium Sump and Aluminium sump plug? never have this problem with a Valiant *grumbles*
So when I got my VX, the sump plug was in bad nick, actually looks like its been done in on an angle, which can probably be put put down to an apprentice who thought it was ok to use a rattle gun to put a sump plug back in.
Now, 17mm stripped it. Filed it down to a 16mm perfect, stripped it, then to 15mm but had it so I had to put the spanner on it and hit it with a hammer to get it on there. Then used a pipe for leverage, and stripped it. Already I'm swearing.
Got some stylsons, and heaps of leverage, The stylsons were on nicly and we were pulling and pulling with a metal pipe, and then they bit in too far and, yup. stripped it.
Now currently My thinking is to go to an alloy welder, weld on a big ass bar and just twist that s**t out... 99% chance I recon, or no thread left. From there I would inseart a Helicoil kit kit... Now Helicoil kit's are about $80.. Or maybe cheeper from an engenering place, and I don't have that kind of money to spend! (seriously I am that broke!). Is it posible to use a compound thread repair kit (The $26 dollar ones from SuperCrap)...
Just wondering if you guys have any ideas of where to take this. Thanks!
So when I got my VX, the sump plug was in bad nick, actually looks like its been done in on an angle, which can probably be put put down to an apprentice who thought it was ok to use a rattle gun to put a sump plug back in.
Now, 17mm stripped it. Filed it down to a 16mm perfect, stripped it, then to 15mm but had it so I had to put the spanner on it and hit it with a hammer to get it on there. Then used a pipe for leverage, and stripped it. Already I'm swearing.
Got some stylsons, and heaps of leverage, The stylsons were on nicly and we were pulling and pulling with a metal pipe, and then they bit in too far and, yup. stripped it.
Now currently My thinking is to go to an alloy welder, weld on a big ass bar and just twist that s**t out... 99% chance I recon, or no thread left. From there I would inseart a Helicoil kit kit... Now Helicoil kit's are about $80.. Or maybe cheeper from an engenering place, and I don't have that kind of money to spend! (seriously I am that broke!). Is it posible to use a compound thread repair kit (The $26 dollar ones from SuperCrap)...
Just wondering if you guys have any ideas of where to take this. Thanks!