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Rounded Out Oil Galley Plug Removal?

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Rounded Out Oil Galley Plug Removal?

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Hey all,

I'm taking out one of my oil galley plugs to install an auxiliary oil pressure gauge, and the darn plug is rounded out. First off, does anyone know what size that plug is? If you know the thread size, and allen key size that'd be great. What would be awesome is if someone knows what kind of torx but might work to get it free. From what I'm reading the only good way to remove a rounded hex plug is to either weld on a bolt (not an option for me, no welder) or pound in a torx bit. 

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Forum Post Rounded Out Oil Galley Plug Removal? By '59Edsel ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]'59Edsel (11/21/2014)[/b][hr] Hey all, I'm taking out... By aussiebill ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post I could either T off my oil pressure sending unit or use another... By '59Edsel ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post I have had luck with Easy Out Screw Extractors in the past on things... By '60 Fairlane ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post my solution is remove oil presure sender. then get a proper med.... By 2721955meteor ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post Heat and vise grips may get it out. One problem with stuck threaded... By paul2748 ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post FWIW. An old time mechanic told me that repeated heating was the... By miker ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post The key to my suggestion is the wax. The heat will allow it to wick... By '60 Fairlane ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post They come out fairly easy if heated up first. The wax sounds like a... By slumlord444 ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post Yes, heat it up to red with big enough flame and quickly couple of... By Hollow Head ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post I’ve found that the factory installed plugs have been put in there to... By Ted ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post Another method that might help, is to soak it in penetrating oil for a... By PF Arcand ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post Well, I know when I've been beat. I decided to avoid the headache and... By '59Edsel ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post just do not hook the coper line direct to the engine, or you will get... By 2721955meteor ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post If my memory is correct their are 3 oil passage plugs on each side.... By MoonShadow ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post If you can get at clean it real good, mig weld a nut to it then turn... By petew ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post If you could get a friend to stop by with a mig welder and weld a nut... By Outlaw56 ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post I do have a friend locally with a welder. Maybe I'll take it down to... By '59Edsel ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post Here's what I ended up doing in the meantime: Here is the T coming... By '59Edsel ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post Nice job. Having a working oil pressure gauge is a nice thing. By lovefordgalaxie ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post ok for a while but crude and the copper will break,every time the... By 2721955meteor ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post Short of using expensive AN fittings and lines, I have no issues... By Ted ( 11 Years Ago )
Forum Post Copper is not a good idea. Refrigeration units use their own blend of... By simplyconnected ( 11 Years Ago )


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