AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! The word Impossible seems to come to mind! - Team-2G Mitsubishi Forum

RallyEclipse98 · 10-11-2007, 09:34 PM

So I've been trying to get a drain bolt for the oil out for a few days now. It's not on a DSM btw, but anyway. I found out yesterday the drain bolt was stripped and the head was rounded. So I got frustrated, but figured okay, easy enough fix. I keep wrenching, nothing worked. I move on to trying to pry around the bolt with a flat head screw driver, then a few thin pieces of metal with a hammer. It didn't work. Oil starts dripping out... I move then to vice grips, no go. Other vice grips, no go. A rounded end vice grips, no go. I get pretty mad and move to power tools. Get a small bit (who needs pilot holes) and I drill in. Keep in mind the vehicle is jacked up with a fairly small floor jack that keeps settling lower and lower.

The drill finally makes it's way through! Hooray right? Well the oil starts coming! I then try more drilling to get the plug loose and then the bit breaks off inside the hole!!!! I try a bigger bit with oil on everything and it won't go in at all (everything I could drill into on the bolt was too smooth). I try wrenching again, no go. I take a punch and pound like crazy, still no go. I do everything from the above things I've mentioned again and still no real progress. I'm ready for the ascendaline torch now. But reconsider when I realize I may blow myself up being in such close quarters to fuel lines etc. I can't take the pan off because it's too deep and high up so I can't even fit a long socket up there. Ahhh!!!! I've tried about everything and even tried sawing at it but it didn't work. Anyone know anything else to try? Remember, it spins around and around, but won't come out.

Sparknotes: I've tried about everything to get a stripped drain bolt w/ rounded head out.

Extremely frustrating!

Anyone know of any non well known ways to get it out besides maybe an extracting bit set?

So mad right now

97gstho · 10-11-2007, 09:55 PM

a set of jack stands and small pipe wrench works well.

RallyEclipse98 · 10-11-2007, 10:07 PM

Jack Stands no help, not that big a problem with floor jack. Pipe wrench... um no.

Bad noob. Your no help. JP.

rjnxr7 · 10-11-2007, 10:13 PM

did u gently pry on it while u turn it with what ever u can get on it the best. i would guess it would be vise grips .the treads are problably stripped so u need to get whats left of the threads started again .

frew · 10-11-2007, 10:15 PM

just go buy an extension and take the pan off....or sawsaw the end of the bolt off and try to redrill wit a bigger bit

RallyEclipse98 · 10-11-2007, 10:24 PM

The pan is dented in anyway so it wouldn't hurt to get another maybe an extension would be a plan. I need a sawzall and just cut the end of the drain bolt off and pull the rest out maybe. IDK, but I really want a hydraulic lift right now.

Kudos frew.

slvr972gnt · 10-11-2007, 10:34 PM

If you get another pan, get another plug.

Looks like you may not have to weld a nut on the end eh? :D

RallyEclipse98 · 10-11-2007, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by slvr972gnt

If you get another pan, get another plug.

Looks like you may not have to weld a nut on the end eh? :D

Hopefully not! Got two other plugs for when I get this one out. Two different sizes of head on each bolt so I'll try what works and take the other back to Napa.

Silk90 · 10-11-2007, 11:54 PM

get a die grinder, grind it down a bit sort of in the shape of a socket untill you think you can hammer a smaller side on there and then just take a big breaker bar or impact gun and OWN THAT BITCH!!!!! then to get the bolt out of the socket just put a nice sterdy screw driver in the socket and hammer the bolt out. the end. got it? great! lmk if you need further instruction

LionFire · 10-12-2007, 11:19 AM

Long ass extension, drop the pan. Then work on it off the car or get a new pan and drain bolt. At this point anything you do to get the bolt out, Cutting Wheel, Drill, Sawsall, torch, is going to damage the pan too much to reuse I would think, unless you're like a surgeon with one of those 4 things. Of course if what Silk suggested works then you're home free.

99 gs · 10-12-2007, 04:45 PM

a dremmel with some cutting wheels can work miracles also when trying to drill a bolt out it can be easier if you use a left handed drill bit

Silk90 · 10-13-2007, 12:47 AM

a propane torch will help loosen it up maybe i didn't read fully i thought u just had problems cuz it was stripped. folly my abbove instructions and if needed take a torch to it and if worst comes to worst, advanced sells badass impact guns (for the price) for like 29$ go buy it and return it say it didnt take off the bolt you boughjt it for or w/e.

got it? great.

RallyEclipse98 · 10-13-2007, 12:55 AM

Lionfire hit what I think I will attempt tonight or tomorrow. I need a real long extension and drop the pan because I don't want to damage the pan at all so I can reuse it with the new drain bolt I got for it. If I can get some power behind getting the drain pan bolts out. A torch is too dangerous btw silk, I don't really want to die if I hit a fuel line or something on accident and being under the car... well use your imagination.

Silk90 · 10-13-2007, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by RallyEclipse98

Lionfire hit what I think I will attempt tonight or tomorrow. I need a real long extension and drop the pan because I don't want to damage the pan at all so I can reuse it with the new drain bolt I got for it. If I can get some power behind getting the drain pan bolts out. A torch is too dangerous btw silk, I don't really want to die if I hit a fuel line or something on accident and being under the car... well use your imagination.

i guess that's a good point, just go buy some air tools hammer the socket on or grind then hammer it on zip zip its off and you return the air tools.

or invest in some, air tools are awsome when you get them you will never understand how you lived without. my 32mm hub bolt nothing would do it, propane torch plus 4' breaker bar, jumping on the breaker bar, strongest freinds getting at it and then i bought a impact gun..... it did it like nothing.... just put it on and zip its off, but make sure you use a 7 point socket not 12 (i think those are the 2 kinds 7 and 12) like i found on my flywheel bolts, if you use a 12point on a 7 bolt bolt and you are useing high torque there is a chance it just may strip more :)

hope that helps a lil if not i'll just go **** myself :)

RallyEclipse98 · 10-13-2007, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Silk90

i guess that's a good point, just go buy some air tools hammer the socket on or grind then hammer it on zip zip its off and you return the air tools.

or invest in some, air tools are awsome when you get them you will never understand how you lived without. my 32mm hub bolt nothing would do it, propane torch plus 4' breaker bar, jumping on the breaker bar, strongest freinds getting at it and then i bought a impact gun..... it did it like nothing.... just put it on and zip its off, but make sure you use a 7 point socket not 12 (i think those are the 2 kinds 7 and 12) like i found on my flywheel bolts, if you use a 12point on a 7 bolt bolt and you are useing high torque there is a chance it just may strip more :)

hope that helps a lil if not i'll just go **** myself :)

Nice. Yeah I have air tools already and when changing wheels around, it almost takes longer to walk from wheel to wheel than actually taking the lug nuts off. They do rock. Today I got so frustrated with the oil pan / drain bolt thing I am going to JB weld it tomorrow and see if it holds. JB welding the hole I put through the drain bolt that is. Let's hope it works, it did for a guy over on DSMtalk.