Ok, so I stripped the drain plug on my oil pan today. Now what do I do??

 

Um, buy another one?

 

is the pan stripped? or just the plug?

 

Did you strip the threads in the Pan or just the Plug?

 

Haha, yes, I understand that part...but what do I need to get this stripped one off? If I cant get if off now, buying a replacement isnt gonna do me much good

 

just the plug itself

 

you just rounded off the head of the bolt?

 

yes

 

oh, so what your saying is you cross threaded it putting it back in. so now the plug is on, but once it comes out the threads are gonna be jacked?

you can get it out the same way it went in. with a ton of force

once it is out, thne you need to look at the threads on the plug but more importantly the pan. if the threads on the pan are stripped, you need to take the pan off and repair the threads. if just the plug is damaged. replace the plug.

edit: ohhhhhhh. can't get the plug out! i see now. take a dremel with a grinding bit or cut-off wheel. cut some edges onto the stripped plug so you can fit a wrench on it. a file would work too, but thats gonna take a long time.

 

No, i just stripped off the head of the bolt trying to get it off. Never got the bolt to actually move.

 

Well then hopefully you have strong hands. Grab some pliers and have at it.

 

Vise Grip and a new Plug.

 

*sigh* Guess that will be my Saturday afternoon project. See what happens when I try to do stuff myself...LOL

 

If only you lived near me. I recently bought a set of bolt extractors from sears and have been looking for an excuse to use em.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes

 

how did you roundup the head of a drain plug?