[AT] Hex bolt removal

[John Dunlap]

I had a similar situation with fittings in a transfer case, alum
w/steel plugs. He heated the plug itself and did a little tapping and
backed the plug out.
Crafteman make a short stubby easy-out, the coarse thread are reverse
twist and can be tapped lightly into the hole enough to get a
grip....I really can't remember what they are called but I think they
are in the Sears tool catalog. You can grip them with a socket or
crescent wrench....Good Luck

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 7:30 PM,  <jahaze at aol.com> wrote:
> 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.
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> You help is welcome as always.
>
> Enjoy, Joe
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> Sent from my iPad
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