oil sump bolt

[what-the??]

td5 s2 has anyone got a way to remove a oil sump bolt thats been rounded of, tryed vise grips but cant get a good grip,the way they have designed the sump you can only grab half of the bolt ...loosing pations grinder on standby:twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted:

[p38arover]

Try a Metrinch socket.

[disco_thrasher]

i would go out and purchase another one ,then get the grinder find the middle of the thickest part and put i nice clean controlled slice then get your biggest screwdriver might pay to get the biggest you can get and hopefully you can un screw it??? spray some wd40 around the area first maybe it will loosen it up a bit ,that what i did a year ago ,maybe some else has a better way

cheers kelvin

[what-the??]

i would go out and purchase another one ,then get the grinder find the middle of the thickest part and put i nice clean controlled slice then get your biggest screwdriver might pay to get the biggest you can get and hopefully you can un screw it??? spray some wd40 around the area first maybe it will loosen it up a bit ,that what i did a year ago ,maybe some else has a better way

cheers kelvin
Thanks Thrasher l will try that and let you now how l go:):)

[what-the??]

Try a Metrinch socket.
l wil try this one first and then the one were l may lose a finger or 2...:p

[Lucus]

if you can get access to the bolt, grab a hammer and drift and lay into the head of the bolt. This helps shock the bolts loose(assuming its not loctitied) Then grab a slightly smaller or imperial socket and hammer that onto the bolt. Tighten the bolt slightly as this helps to crack the thread.

If the bolts are loctitie a gentle application of heat and the ol hammer the socket on there trick is the way to go.

[disco_thrasher]

if you can get access to the bolt, grab a hammer and drift and lay into the head of the bolt. This helps shock the bolts loose(assuming its not loctitied) Then grab a slightly smaller or imperial socket and hammer that onto the bolt. Tighten the bolt slightly as this helps to crack the thread.

If the bolts are loctitie a gentle application of heat and the ol hammer the socket on there trick is the way to go.

be very carefully doing the above as any damage to the sump plug thread will cause problems in sealing and have being know to hair line crack/not saying it is a bad method but great care needs to be taken
:eek:
cheers kelvin

[Lucus]

i read it as a sump bolt not the drain plug??

[Blknight.aus]

a set of irwin nut extractors works and when they dont drilling it out through the center then using a drift extractor or easy out does.

[scarry]

Grind it off & then forget about it.Mine had one missing from new.Eventually i told the stealers ,they hadn't noticed it was missing,& they replaced it.
Never leaked at all,for the 2yrs it was missing

[what-the??]

i read it as a sump bolt not the drain plug??
sump bolt ,drain plug call what you like it is 17mm l have a new one and lm about to do some grinding ,drilling what ever it takes to get this thing of so l can drain the oil..

[spudboy]

Take a look at post #16 on this thread. That's what you want!

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2/64823-sump-bolt.html

HTH
David

[disco_thrasher]

Take a look at post #16 on this thread. That's what you want!

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2/64823-sump-bolt.html

HTH
David
i want one do you know where you can get them or what they called

[ohleaky1]

irwin nut extractors... believe someone said they got theres at bunnings ... edit: found the thread .. erwin socket , bunnings, $49 for half set or $100 for full set . hope this helps.

[spudboy]

Yeah - as above. Set of 5 cost me about $45 from memory (From a GasWeld centre, but not sure if these are only in Sth Aust).

[what-the??]

irwin nut extractors... believe someone said they got theres at bunnings ... edit: found the thread .. erwin socket , bunnings, $49 for half set or $100 for full set . hope this helps.
I found them at mitre 10 half set goes upto 16mm only hard to find the full set and the only probs with it l believe its for a righte thread only (thats what they told me anyway ) it is around that prise.

[ohleaky1]

I found them at mitre 10 half set goes upto 16mm only hard to find the full set and the only probs with it l believe its for a righte thread only (thats what they told me anyway ) it is around that prise.

You could be right there , just going on a old post where someone had similar prob. Worth asking around about them though.

[p38arover]

sump bolt ,drain plug call what you like it is 17mm l have a new one and lm about to do some grinding ,drilling what ever it takes to get this thing of so l can drain the oil..

Ahh! I thought you meant one of the bolts that hold the sump on, not the drain plug.

[what-the??]

yes yes its of the the irwin bolt grip does work so well the 11/16" now the real fun starts you can get a set from tottal tools.
THANKING EVERYONE
JOHN

[ohleaky1]

glad you had a win mate ... remember dont over tighten the new sump plug

[what-the??]

glad you had a win mate ... remember dont over tighten the new sump plug
Thanks OHLEAKY1
Had to replace the water pump as well +, new drain plug , 9hrs and counting ...hav,nt tryed somthing like this for over 20 years and l am enjoying it ...

[Bundalene]

Those TD5 sump drain plugs can be a real pain. I will only use a 6 sided socket when un-doing mine.

As for rounded heads on such bolts, I have found using a center punch along the outer edge usually works,

Keep having fun, Erich.