[AT] Hex bolt removal

[Cecil R Bearden]

You did not say what size the hex was in the plug.  However if it is 
large enough, you could weld a bolt in the recess, and then use the head 
of the bolt that is welded in to remove the plug.  This will heat the 
plug also and then give you something to hold on to while trying to 
remove the plug...

Cecil in OKla

On 12/4/2011 6:26 PM, Dean VP wrote:
> You might want to try a stick welder and stick a rod (not an arc) to it for a short period of time. That will heat it up significantly. Then let it cool down. Repeat a few times. The heating and cooling might break the rust bond.
>
> Dean VP
> Apache junction, AZ
>
> While creating husbands, God promised women that good and ideal husbands would be found in all corners of the world...... then He made the earth round.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Dunlap
> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 4:10 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Hex bolt removal
>
> If you drill it out...make sure you can flush it to get metal shavings out
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 4:43 PM,<Recentjester at aol.com>  wrote:
>> drill it down the middle put a big easy out in it. Git-er  Dun
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 12/4/2011 4:39:10 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>> jahaze at aol.com writes:
>>
>> Not  really tractor related, but on my western plow, the oil is stored
>> in an  aluminum housing that the pump attaches to.  In the bottom of
>> the housing
>>   is a drain plug that consists of an indented hex head plug.  The plug
>> is made of steel, and after many years of sitting there, it is fused
>> in place (I  bought the plow used).  The inside of the hex head is
>> stripped out, I'm clearly not the first person to try and get it out.
>> I would like to  remove it so I can drain the oil and get out any
>> water that's in it.  The  plow has a tendency to freeze up when it
>> gets really cold and I have to heat  the housing up with a torch to
>> make it work.  Any ideas?  It's hard  to get at and is sticking down
>> about a fraction of an inch from the housing so  I can't get pliers or
>> anything else attached to it.  I'm afraid if I were  to just drill it out I would never get another one in there.
>>
>> You help  is welcome as always.
>>
>> Enjoy, Joe
>>
>> Sent from my  iPad
>>
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