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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