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oil drain plug
Whats the name of the tool to remove the drain plug for a 1970 280SE. I tried to look for one, at our local parts store. Tried to explain what it looks like, no luck.
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It is a hex tool, I believe. If I am not mistaken, I think it is like 10mm.
Tim |
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The 108's oil plug is 14mm. Try Sears, or see if your local hardware store will order up a hex wrench of that size for you.
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Yeah, 14mm sounds right. 10mm was way too small. Sorry about that. I have only had an MB for about 1 month.
Tim Last edited by Tim's__Benz; 12-29-2003 at 02:51 PM. |
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If you get stuck, you can make your own: buy a hardened threaded bolt with a 14-mm hex head. Jam on a couple of nuts and jam these together. Then turn with an open end wrench.
First clean out the plug cavity and then put a light coating of valve grinding paste into the cavity and on the bolt's head. This helps "bite." I did this in order to gain access to the fill plug on my ponton differential that was difficult of access.
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I think on my 72 250 it is a 15mm allen and since I have not found one a pipe wrench did a nice job.
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And the 14mm fits differential too.
Also as Doug says there's emergency remedy if you cant find the tool....... Get your hands on a 14mm bolt and its head will fit perfectly into the oil drain plug!!! Attach vise-grips or combine couple of nuts, sacrifice the "wrench-bolt" and the job is done. mzs, i think you're right about 114/115 takin 15mm allen. Yep, I've got both 14 and 15mm allens in my tool box. |
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Thanks for all the post, I picked up a set of Hex tools.
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Quote:
To get "bite" I usually put a thin rag over the hex tool but the "valve grinding paste" sounds much easier. Thanks, I'll give it a try. |
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