Since the drain plug head is already destroyed, I'd try one of those sockets meant for removing rounded-off bolts. They have teeth that bite into the fastener, and I've had good luck with them. Available at Harbor Fright or probably any big box store.
Allan Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D 2.5. > It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I haven’t > done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started wrenching on > cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket onto it and hope for > the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled with oil? I’ll be > mig welding. > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com