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04-01-2008, 03:41 PM
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A new twist for a stripped T/C drain
After fighting with and losing to an easily stripped torque convertor drain plug, I remembered an old shade tree method. I wrapped the 5 mil hex with a piece of a paper shop towel and using a small machinist ball peen hammer, tapped it into the plug. Gave the ratchet a pull and heard the delightful sound of the plug breaking the torque. The same method can be used to keep nuts in a socket for those hard to reach places. Just remember to start the nut by hand to prevent crossthreading.
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04-02-2008, 12:17 AM
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Paper shop towel, I haven`t heard of that before. valve grinding compound will work also. thanks for the info.
Charlie ☺
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04-02-2008, 08:53 AM
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um, explain this in more detail. please...
stripped to me indicates that the nut turns but does not tighten... I think you are describing a situation where the bolt will not turn due to socket damage...
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04-02-2008, 09:03 AM
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Quote:
the shop towel will make the hex wrench a bit bigger.
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04-02-2008, 12:30 PM
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79300sdtd is correct, I am refering to the 5 mil female hex as being rounded off to the point where the 5 mil male bit will just rotate with out making enough contact to handle any torque.
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