Stripped Drain Plug Head

All that is required is a few tools and 10 minutes of spare time.

Stripped drain plug head.

Get it as soon as wed oct 7. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. Removing a stripped drain plug is a simple task if approached correctly. What causes a stripped oil drain plug.

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Cta tools 2049 square head drain plug sockets 2 piece set. Your engine needs oil to run. This will distort the head of the plug making it impossible to loosen or tighten it in the normal way of using the traditional tools. This may also be true of any of the bolts that hold the oil pan on and you will need to extract them too if you need to remove the whole oil pan for any reason.

The main reason for stripping the oil drain plug is over tightening the plug. A stripped oil drain plug can lead to major engine failure so take a moment to learn about the best practices for avoiding it and what your options are for repair if it s too late. In the process the oil drain bolt threads may be stripped or the oil drain bolt head may be damaged.