Axle oil fillers seized in series 2a

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terry

Guest

• Jul 13, 2004

• #1

Hi gang,

Anyone any foolproof methods for getting oil level plugs out of axles ?
My 2a front and rear level plugs are too tight (SPOT) and they are not
perfectly square. Realising my spanner was not going to move 'em I
didn't risk making matters worse, as they aren't leaking (yet, though
they could be dry!)...

 

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grege

Guest

• Jul 14, 2004

• #2

You could try welding a metal rod on to the top of the plug. This will then
give you the leverage to loosen it.

--> Greg

"terry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi gang,
>
> Anyone any foolproof methods for getting oil level plugs out of axles ?
> My 2a front and rear level plugs are too tight (SPOT) and they are not
> perfectly square. Realising my spanner was not going to move 'em I
> didn't risk making matters worse, as they aren't leaking (yet, though
> they could be dry!)...

 

A

Austin Shackles

Guest

• Jul 14, 2004

• #3

On or around Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:44:36 GMT, terry <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Hi gang,
>
>Anyone any foolproof methods for getting oil level plugs out of axles ?
>My 2a front and rear level plugs are too tight (SPOT) and they are not
>perfectly square. Realising my spanner was not going to move 'em I
>didn't risk making matters worse, as they aren't leaking (yet, though
>they could be dry!)...

what type? are they male or female squares?


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Tezza

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• Jul 14, 2004

• #4

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:44:36 GMT, terry <[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
>
>>Hi gang,
>>
>>Anyone any foolproof methods for getting oil level plugs out of axles ?
>>My 2a front and rear level plugs are too tight (SPOT) and they are not
>>perfectly square. Realising my spanner was not going to move 'em I
>>didn't risk making matters worse, as they aren't leaking (yet, though
>>they could be dry!)...
>
>
> what type? are they male or female squares?
>
>

They are both male ones, and v. tight!

Tezza

 

S

Simon Barr

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• Jul 14, 2004

• #5

In article <[email protected]>, Tezza wrote:
>
> They are both male ones, and v. tight!
>
> Tezza

How about buying some replacements and then using a pipe wrench to undo the
ones in the axles? Pipe wrenches are very good at getting stuck things
undone, they tend to wreck what you're undoing but get it undone they do.

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terry

Guest

• Jul 14, 2004

• #6

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:44:36 GMT, terry <[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
>
>>Hi gang,
>>
>>Anyone any foolproof methods for getting oil level plugs out of axles ?
>>My 2a front and rear level plugs are too tight (SPOT) and they are not
>>perfectly square. Realising my spanner was not going to move 'em I
>>didn't risk making matters worse, as they aren't leaking (yet, though
>>they could be dry!)...
>
>
> what type? are they male or female squares?
>
>

Thanks for the tips guys, I reckon that the welding of a bar to the, or
indeed a large nut so I can use a socket may be the only way..

Tezza

 

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Tom Woods

Guest

• Jul 15, 2004

• #7

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:33:46 GMT, terry <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Thanks for the tips guys, I reckon that the welding of a bar to the, or
>indeed a large nut so I can use a socket may be the only way..

I had to heat up the ones in my gearbox to shift them. Used a little
gas torch, and then a big wrench.

I've also found hammering a socket onto them to work fairly well, then
shift it with a power bar.

Atleast you found out that the filler plug wouldnt undo before you
drained the oil out

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Jul 16, 2004

• #8

On or around Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:58:20 +0100, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:33:46 GMT, terry <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Thanks for the tips guys, I reckon that the welding of a bar to the, or
>>indeed a large nut so I can use a socket may be the only way..
>
>I had to heat up the ones in my gearbox to shift them. Used a little
>gas torch, and then a big wrench.

I've had to do the gas torch thing a couple of times on sump plugs that have
been gorilla-ed and then left for ages to get stuck in place.



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Bank Holiday weekend.
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Andy

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• Jul 16, 2004

• #9

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:46:53 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:58:20 +0100, Tom Woods
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:33:46 GMT, terry <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks for the tips guys, I reckon that the welding of a bar to the, or
>>>indeed a large nut so I can use a socket may be the only way..
>>
>>I had to heat up the ones in my gearbox to shift them. Used a little
>>gas torch, and then a big wrench.
>
>I've had to do the gas torch thing a couple of times on sump plugs that have
>been gorilla-ed and then left for ages to get stuck in place.


well, doesnt sound a difficult job, alls needed is brute force.

get a pair of 12" (or more) stilsons then just swing on them, maybe
heat the plug/filler thing up first, but id bet a tenner it would come
loose imediatley.


andy

 

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Tom Woods

Guest

• Jul 15, 2004

• #10

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:33:46 GMT, terry <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Thanks for the tips guys, I reckon that the welding of a bar to the, or
>indeed a large nut so I can use a socket may be the only way..

I had to heat up the ones in my gearbox to shift them. Used a little
gas torch, and then a big wrench.

I've also found hammering a socket onto them to work fairly well, then
shift it with a power bar.

Atleast you found out that the filler plug wouldnt undo before you
drained the oil out

 

T

Tezza

Guest

• Jul 14, 2004

• #11

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:44:36 GMT, terry <[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
>
>>Hi gang,
>>
>>Anyone any foolproof methods for getting oil level plugs out of axles ?
>>My 2a front and rear level plugs are too tight (SPOT) and they are not
>>perfectly square. Realising my spanner was not going to move 'em I
>>didn't risk making matters worse, as they aren't leaking (yet, though
>>they could be dry!)...
>
>
> what type? are they male or female squares?
>
>

They are both male ones, and v. tight!

Tezza

 

T

Tom Woods

Guest

• Jul 15, 2004

• #12

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:33:46 GMT, terry <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Thanks for the tips guys, I reckon that the welding of a bar to the, or
>indeed a large nut so I can use a socket may be the only way..

I had to heat up the ones in my gearbox to shift them. Used a little
gas torch, and then a big wrench.

I've also found hammering a socket onto them to work fairly well, then
shift it with a power bar.

Atleast you found out that the filler plug wouldnt undo before you
drained the oil out

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Jul 16, 2004

• #13

On or around Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:58:20 +0100, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:33:46 GMT, terry <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Thanks for the tips guys, I reckon that the welding of a bar to the, or
>>indeed a large nut so I can use a socket may be the only way..
>
>I had to heat up the ones in my gearbox to shift them. Used a little
>gas torch, and then a big wrench.

I've had to do the gas torch thing a couple of times on sump plugs that have
been gorilla-ed and then left for ages to get stuck in place.



--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
Too Busy: Your mind is like a motorway. Sometimes it can be jammed by
too much traffic. Avoid the jams by never using your mind on a
Bank Holiday weekend.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.

 

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Andy

Guest

• Jul 16, 2004

• #14

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:46:53 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:58:20 +0100, Tom Woods
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:33:46 GMT, terry <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks for the tips guys, I reckon that the welding of a bar to the, or
>>>indeed a large nut so I can use a socket may be the only way..
>>
>>I had to heat up the ones in my gearbox to shift them. Used a little
>>gas torch, and then a big wrench.
>
>I've had to do the gas torch thing a couple of times on sump plugs that have
>been gorilla-ed and then left for ages to get stuck in place.


well, doesnt sound a difficult job, alls needed is brute force.

get a pair of 12" (or more) stilsons then just swing on them, maybe
heat the plug/filler thing up first, but id bet a tenner it would come
loose imediatley.


andy

 

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weallhatebillgates

Guest

• Jul 26, 2004

• #15

Button bashing in practice for another round of Daley Thompson's
Decathlon, terry <[email protected]> left Shakespeare to the
monkeys by typing...
>Hi gang,
>
>Anyone any foolproof methods for getting oil level plugs out of axles ? My
>2a front and rear level plugs are too tight (SPOT) and they are not
>perfectly square. Realising my spanner was not going to move 'em I didn't
>risk making matters worse, as they aren't leaking (yet, though they could
>be dry!)...
If male, stillsons and a couple of feet of scaffold pipe after several
applications of Plus-Gas (NOT WD40 - doesn't penetrate unless you
submerge the plug in a bath of it for several weeks). Tapping the
stilsons/scaffold bar 'gently' with a hammer has always worked for me.
Slight chewing may occur, but new drain plugs are always available (just
visit your local LR dealer in the early hours and take your pick from
the many available. The filler plug is less messy to 'borrow' than the
drain plug...
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