Rounded off drain plug

[fried1765]

A pipe wrench is the only tool for this job. Throw all the other pliers away. If the op had started with a pipe wrench this thread would have never existed.

AGREED !!!

 

[LouNY]

One trick I have used with a pipe wrench and would do if I was working on this, using the largest wrench that would fit in the area which is what will work, get a metal slug or plug of the same size or a tiny bit smaller. Because a large pipe wrench is going to have a wide jaw that will not stay square on the existing plug use an object of similar size in the jaws below the plug so the wrench stays on and pulls squarely.

 

[k0ua]

700 posts, here we come.

I am pretty sure we are headed in the direction of 1000

 

[Big Barn]

One trick I have used with a pipe wrench and would do if I was working on this, using the largest wrench that would fit in the area which is what will work, get a metal slug or plug of the same size or a tiny bit smaller. Because a large pipe wrench is going to have a wide jaw that will not stay square on the existing plug use an object of similar size in the jaws below the plug so the wrench stays on and pulls squarely.

Good plan

 

[Jstpssng]

One trick I have used with a pipe wrench and would do if I was working on this, using the largest wrench that would fit in the area which is what will work, get a metal slug or plug of the same size or a tiny bit smaller. Because a large pipe wrench is going to have a wide jaw that will not stay square on the existing plug use an object of similar size in the jaws below the plug so the wrench stays on and pulls squarely.

What are you trying to do, end the thread?

 

[LouNY]

Yeppers :laughing:

 

[goeduck]

What are you trying to do, end the thread?

Right, the pallet thread got old, we need something unresolvable to replace it.

 

[/pine]

Right, the pallet thread got old, we need something unresolvable to replace it.

Stupid posts make any thread absurd ...the "p" thread is a quintessential example...this one has come close at times...

 

[goeduck]

Stupid posts make any thread absurd ...the "p" thread is a quintessential example...this one has come close at times...

^ Par for the course.

 

[/pine]

^ Par for the course.

Nickname's 'Scratch'...!

 

[yanmars]

I never have had any luck with that Universal wrench displayed. I guess i should have known when I bought it.

 

[Wagtail]

I see this version now, as well as one with a serrated jaw:

Not sure how much torque they'd take, but how much torque would be needed for this plug once you got a good grip?

I have an 'Aussie' set of these... The Renovator| Better Grip and they work a treat.

Yes, I bought a set of them at the State Field Days (Ag Show), but they really do work as advertised and I reckon they'd do the trick for the OP.

 

[fried1765]

I have an 'Aussie' set of these... The Renovator| Better Grip and they work a treat.

Yes, I bought a set of them at the State Field Days (Ag Show), but they really do work as advertised and I reckon they'd do the trick for the OP.

I would be VERY surprised if those little buggers would work on that plug.

LARGEST NEW RIGID PIPE WRENCH THAT WILL FIT IN THE AVAILABLE SPACE! PIPE CHEATER IF NECESSARY!
THEN...STORY OVER!!

 

[Jstpssng]

It's only a bunged up drain plug, not a 2" rusty pipe. If he needs a cheater to get that out he's going to rip the oil pan off.

 

[LD1]

I could get that with a 14" pipe wrench.

The concern of the threaded portion being a larger diameter than the square, which makes the pipewrench want to slip off, is a valid concern.

Trying to grip with just the edges of the jaws can cause the line-of-pull to make the wrench want to go crooked and slip.

But that concern would be addressed in about 2 minutes with a right angle grinder if my first attempt failed.

A pipewrench is MADE for gripping smooth round pipe. The harder you pull....the harder it bites. Pipe wrenches just don't slip if used properly (and a good quality one).

 

[D2Cat]

LD1, the idea of the pipe wrench wanting to pull crooked can be addressed by putting a short 5/8" diameter bolt on the other side of the wrench to keep it square.

 

[fried1765]

It's only a bunged up drain plug, not a 2" rusty pipe. If he needs a cheater to get that out he's going to rip the oil pan off.

I was thinking a cheater might be necessary for overall pulling length convenience, not for additional leverage.

 

[Xfaxman]

It's only a bunged up drain plug, not a 2" rusty pipe. If he needs a cheater to get that out he's going to rip the oil pan off.

Not likley, since it is the drain plug on the transmission:

 

[Jstpssng]

What's in the transmission, walnuts? The last time I knew it held hydraulic fluid,which is oil.

 

[Diggin It]

My concern with anything too long or getting too much torque is clearance and the potential of slipping off or other means of sudden release of that torque.. I like my knuckles.