Help, over torqued the oil drain plug and cracked
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Help, over torqued the oil drain plug and cracked
So I was changing my oil, and somehow overtorqued the drain plug and it cracked in half (threaded part stuck in the oil pan). Any tips on how to get this fixed?
Should I try getting a screw extractor? Or Should I take off the oil pan, take to machine shop..
Pic of remaining bolt:
Should I try getting a screw extractor? Or Should I take off the oil pan, take to machine shop..
Pic of remaining bolt:
Last edited by noobie_1337; 09-17-2011 at 07:15 PM.
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If it is not a tapered thread you should be able to remove it easy since the head snapped off. You would only have the friction between the threads which shouldn't be much.
Attempting to drill would only spin the threads and make your issue bigger if the snapped bolt spins through the hole.
Put the drill in reverse and put a rubber vacuum cap over a dull bit and try to spin the threads back out.
Attempting to drill would only spin the threads and make your issue bigger if the snapped bolt spins through the hole.
Put the drill in reverse and put a rubber vacuum cap over a dull bit and try to spin the threads back out.
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if he's willing to remove the pan, then i doubt it, and the cost of any machine shop work?? pff, a new oil pan is probably cheaper than that...
anywho, its all up to him....
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Yes replacing the oil pan would probably my last option if all else fails .. but if I could do something less restrictive and viable then I'd definitely opt for that solution... appreciate all the suggestions...
Last edited by noobie_1337; 09-17-2011 at 08:24 PM.
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How is it that a perfectionist over-torqued the drain plug in the first place? Didn't you use a torque wrench?
Any idea how much torque you actually applied to the plug?
Any idea how much torque you actually applied to the plug?
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Now with those update pics...ouch. You may have boogered up the threads to where you wont get them out. If so, just buy a new pan and replace yours.
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Update:
I was able to remove the stuck drain plug piece with quite a simple solution, I was able to rotate the stuck piece off using a small flat head crew driver lol.
I guess the shape of the stuck piece had an area where you can simply rotate it using something small such as a small screw driver if that makes sense, don't really know how to explain it other than showing it visually. Just imagine the shape of the stuck piece based on the images I posted.
In short, the stuck piece can be rotated counter-clockwise with minimal effort since the hole itself is already lubricated. This should sum it all up
Thanks all, note to self, follow the recommended torque specs.
I was able to remove the stuck drain plug piece with quite a simple solution, I was able to rotate the stuck piece off using a small flat head crew driver lol.
I guess the shape of the stuck piece had an area where you can simply rotate it using something small such as a small screw driver if that makes sense, don't really know how to explain it other than showing it visually. Just imagine the shape of the stuck piece based on the images I posted.
In short, the stuck piece can be rotated counter-clockwise with minimal effort since the hole itself is already lubricated. This should sum it all up
Thanks all, note to self, follow the recommended torque specs.
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