revolvingrain
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Post by revolvingrain on Dec 11, 2017 19:30:01 GMT -7
Finally hit the 600 mile mark and went to do an oil change and sure enough i strip the dang bolt. Any ideas on how i should get it out? i don't want to drill through it at the risk of getting metal shavings in the oil pan. It would be easier if the bolt was pointing down to the ground because there is no room to work on it. I thought about sacrificing a allen key by JB welding it to the oil drain plug and getting it off that way.
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Post by evitzee on Dec 11, 2017 21:15:51 GMT -7
Are you trying to remove the correct bolt, and what do you mean you 'stripped' the bolt? The oil pan bolt is pointing straight down, just use the appropriate allen key or bit and it should come right off. I don't understand why you would want to JB Weld an Allen key to the bolt, that is completely unnecessary. After two oil changes I replaced the allen key bolt with a conventional GoldPlug (MP-02), but I never had any issues with the stock bolt.
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jjsc6
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Post by jjsc6 on Dec 12, 2017 5:45:31 GMT -7
Assuming of course this is the first time the bolt has been out, i can't wrap my head around how the bolt stripped trying to remove it. One thing I have learned in my many....many years is that I don't know it all, so I'll be curious to find out what happened. Are you saying the bolt is turning freely but not moving out?
As to the metal shavings, there is at least three and a half quarts of oil that is going be coming out fast - it will bring any shavings out with it. And if you are really concerned go buy a gallon of the cheapest oil you can find and pour it through with the drain bolt out. But I honestly am not convinced your bolt is stripped.
EDIT. The more I think about it, I'm wondering if you mean you have rounded off the bolt head to where the socket or wrench won't grasp the bolt head any more. If so, I suggest a vice grip wrench
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2017 5:47:49 GMT -7
Hex keyed bolts are easy to strip, especially if your key is worn or not fully seated. I've done it on my truck when changing diff fluids and I thought the one on the 10 was going to strip on my first oil change before it broke free. revolvingrain - you have a few options. Make sure you have a replacement bolt first. I'm using a Gold Plug MP-02. Takes a normal socket and its magnetic. goldplug.com/shop/mp02/If I remember correctly the bolt hangs down from the pan a bit. The easiest thing to do is get a vise grip, clamp it down tight on the edges, and try to undo it. Use the side of the vise grip jaws to get the best hold on the bolt, not the tip. If you have a dremel you can cut a small notch in the head of the bolt. Use a hammer and chisel against the outer edge of the notch to get the bolt started. After it turns some you should be able to use a key to remove it, even if the hex is stripped. I doubt it'll work because the bolt is on so tight, but a proper sized ez-out is a tool that can get these out. You have to hammer them in and get a tight fit or they'll just further strip the hex. Good luck! |
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jjsc6
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Post by jjsc6 on Dec 12, 2017 5:52:03 GMT -7
It looks like smanz replied while I was editing my post. We are on the same page now. Good post smanz. BTW, my auto correct really does not like your forum name  |
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sam07
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Post by sam07 on Dec 12, 2017 9:58:19 GMT -7
Vice grips
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Post by evitzee on Dec 12, 2017 11:38:41 GMT -7
If the op's issue is a rounded hex key then try the vise grip method but as I recall the shoulder on the Bolt is thin so I'm not sure he'll be able to get a good grip. Next I would get a new hex bit and use a ratchet, his current key may be buggered up but the female opening may still be good so a fresh hex bit may well work. Many hex keys are junk, I use hex bits with a ratchet whenever I can. They are better made and specs tighter in my experience. Once off replace it with a Gold Plug and this problem goes away.
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Post by evitzee on Dec 15, 2017 9:22:34 GMT -7
I wonder if, and how, the OP solved the issue of the stubborn bolt. Would have been good to know what the issue was and how he fixed it. But his original post was the only thing he's posted since joining a month ago.
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ikranmakto
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Post by ikranmakto on Dec 16, 2017 20:58:09 GMT -7
I wonder if, and how, the OP solved the issue of the stubborn bolt. Would have been good to know what the issue was and how he fixed it. But his original post was the only thing he's posted since joining a month ago. A simple thanks for taking the time would have been nice ! |
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Post by achrista on Dec 17, 2017 14:02:31 GMT -7
I wonder if, and how, the OP solved the issue of the stubborn bolt. Would have been good to know what the issue was and how he fixed it. But his original post was the only thing he's posted since joining a month ago. If I had to guess, it looks to me like he was trying to take off the wrong bolt and stripped it. When he realized he didn't actually need to remove the bolt he THOUGHT was the oil drain bolt, he probably just left it all chewed up and went and did a regular oil change. I could be wrong, but if that happened to me I'd probably just make a new account if i wanted to post again. |
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Post by evitzee on Dec 17, 2017 14:45:24 GMT -7
I wonder if, and how, the OP solved the issue of the stubborn bolt. Would have been good to know what the issue was and how he fixed it. But his original post was the only thing he's posted since joining a month ago. If I had to guess, it looks to me like he was trying to take off the wrong bolt and stripped it. When he realized he didn't actually need to remove the bolt he THOUGHT was the oil drain bolt, he probably just left it all chewed up and went and did a regular oil change. I could be wrong, but if that happened to me I'd probably just make a new account if i wanted to post again. I suspect you are correct....he tried to take off something that wasn't the drain bolt. Everybody makes mistakes like that sometime along the way in life, better to just admit it and move on. I took my Subaru to a quickie oil change place once and they managed to take off the transmission filter and replace it with an oil filter that didn't fit. Got 30 miles down the road when the transmission gave up......towed to dealer and he said they get about one vehicle a month with that problem. Even painting the trans. filter bright orange with black stripes didn't solve the problem, the grease monkeys still made the same mistake. |
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revolvingrain
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Post by revolvingrain on Dec 23, 2017 11:38:14 GMT -7
Sorry for the ridiculous late response, yup it was a rounded hex key lol I ended up using one of those reverse threaders and got it right off. I used a star key instead of an Allen key and just destroyed it trying to get it off. Got a new oil bolt and that was the end of that. Thanks for the help guys!
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Post by evitzee on Dec 23, 2017 12:22:08 GMT -7
Sorry for the ridiculous late response, yup it was a rounded hex key lol I ended up using one of those reverse threaders and got it right off. I used a star key instead of an Allen key and just destroyed it trying to get it off. Got a new oil bolt and that was the end of that. Thanks for the help guys! Good to see you got the old one off and replaced it with a new one. |
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