Todd's advice is impeccable, as is to be expected from a professional,
but a large pair of vise grips is surprisingly effective if enough of
the plug is sticking out to get a really firm bite!  (Honest, the plug
is still useable too if you want to re-use it.)

Todd Hill wrote:
>
>  shortlid@expert.cc.purdue.edu writes:
>
> << I can't get my drain plug off what should I do???? >>
>
> Ah..... the pleasures of Eastern cars, salted roads, and
> dissimilar metal contact corrosion!
>
> Try scraping as much of the external corrosion off (I'm guessing
> that it does have it), heating with propane torch and spraying a
> good penetrating oil such as Aerokroil.  Get a hand held impact
> from Sears (fairly cheap at around $20 and world's better than
> the cheap chrome Chinese jobs) and a good quality 3/8ths
> impact adapter to use your Snap-On drain plug socket.  I've
> been the cheap route myself and it doesn't work on stuck plugs.
> Between the heat, oil, heat, oil, impact, heat, oil, impact
> routine it should *maybe* come out.
>
> If not, then get a siphon pump (it looks kinda like a grease
> gun but has two hoses.  One sucks when you pull the lever
> and the other pushes.) You may have to do the siphon pump
> boogie several times as you won't be able to get the hose
> all the way to the bottom.  Just get as much as you can,
> top off, and drive around a bit to slosh it about.  Do this several
> times and that'll be the best you can do under those
> circumstances.
>
> Just remember to refill with a good quality synthetic GL4
> 75w90 weight gearoil, such as Redline MT90.
>
> -Todd Hill
>  VolksWerks Transaxles
>  Olympia, WA
>  360-412-0948

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