about the only thing I have seen them not be able to bite into is hardened chrome shafts.
Water Drain plug need help
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Im betting if you use a pipe wrench it will bite into that tool and I'll bet you can twist it out, just make sure you have the pipe wrench as close to the HCFM as you can and push the pipe wrench into the easy out as you begin to turn so it bites in.
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i had vice grips on it and all they were doing was rounding off the end.. and before that i had the actual tool that goes onto it... bent that all outta shape... this plug seems to want to really stay in there...
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i thought about applying as a welder for the nuke plant here... paying $35 hr.. + clothes budget... but only reason they were going to pay that and the budget for clothes was because they wanted coffin welders... id rather weld the non-radioactive parts...
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Nuke power is the way to go, only the best and brightest work in nuke facilities. Coal fired and gas turbine plants are next on the list as far as wages go. Im in operations and I enjoy that. Operations in coal fired start at around 35 an hour and in hydro electric they start in the mid 20's
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Nuke power is the way to go, only the best and brightest work in nuke facilities. Coal fired and gas turbine plants are next on the list as far as wages go. Im in operations and I enjoy that. Operations in coal fired start at around 35 an hour and in hydro electric they start in the mid 20's
.. they actually just closed one of the plants back there because of low demand..
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havent tried yet today... had to do that "Work" thing today... gonna grab some of that LocTite Freeze and Release on the way home too... supposedly itll shock freeze stubborn nuts and bolts down to -45*F breaking any corrosion and making them easy to remove.. figure its worth a shot at the very least... if it and the pipe wrench dont work ill bite the $100 bullet and the part from WADE MMT/PSD... just waiting for the clock to tick down the last 30 mins so i can get out of here 
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welp... pipe wrench didnt work... nor did the loctite freeze and release... that things in there good now.... guess ill just have wade order the manifold too..
ive been wondering the same thing Sean....
ive been wondering the same thing Sean....