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Unable to remove bolt to run oil line for FP Green, it is now rounded out and i am closing to just buying a whole new housing (don't want to) can anyone help please, any suggestions how to get this thing out.
You might try something like the snap on REX15B - or other internal extractors I've even seen a set at harbor freight. Use a little heat on the plug before you try to use the extractor though.
What did you do to remove that plug? There is threadlocker on it so the proper and easy way to do it is to heat up the area around with a torch and then it should come out quite easily. Do not attempt to remove again without heating it up. Also perhaps try using a torx bit or an allen that is slightly too large and hammer it into the plug to get it to bite.
What did you do to remove that plug? There is threadlocker on it so the proper and easy way to do it is to heat up the area around with a torch and then it should come out quite easily. Do not attempt to remove again without heating it up. Also perhaps try using a torx bit or an allen that is slightly too large and hammer it into the plug to get it to bite.
I have been heating it up for the past few days on and off and it has not budged.
Originally Posted by Swedin
You might try something like the snap on REX15B - or other internal extractors I've even seen a set at harbor freight. Use a little heat on the plug before you try to use the extractor though.
Will check this out.
Originally Posted by MinusPrevious
Wonder if deploying the "Blue Wrench" would be OK to get this bolt moving counter clockwise?
Blue wrench (torch) have been doing it counter clockwise, i am almost at the point of using a bolt extractor.
Hmmm. So I removed mine with the OFH off the engine and sitting in my bench vice but I torched around the housing and it came off super easy. If you dont heat up the area enough it'll fight you and then if you have a poor fitting allen youre done.
I torqued mine off gently with 3 foot long PVC pipe over my rachet. It took a little convincing but it broke loose. I have an extra oil filter housing if you need one.
I torqued mine off gently with 3 foot long PVC pipe over my rachet. It took a little convincing but it broke loose. I have an extra oil filter housing if you need one.
How hard is it to remove the oil filter housing, does anything else come off. How much for the extra one, PM me.
Eureka !! Finally got her out, drilled into her carefully, tapped in the bolt extractor and attached my lug nut tool on her and pulled and got the lovely crack of it budging. Thanks everyone now to make sure no metal shavings are in my housing.....
Dec 27, 2018, 05:08 AM
