Need helping getting freeze plug out?
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Need helping getting freeze plug out?
Plug is located near cylinder head and is the source of my bad exhaust leak.. Does anyone have any tricks or secrets to get it out... It is already rusted out in middle and I need to get rest out so I can fix it. Thanks
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YOu have a choice really, you can tap one end of the plug, and turn it sideways. This will allow you to grab it with some pliers.
The other option will be to use a hacksaw blade to cut a relief in the plug, then you can tap it right out.
With a hole already in it, you should be able to pry that right out.
The other option will be to use a hacksaw blade to cut a relief in the plug, then you can tap it right out.
With a hole already in it, you should be able to pry that right out.
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Yeah definitely not a threaded plug but thanks for the input.. It was stuck in there like a son of a b****... We ended up using hacksaw blade to notch and weaken it and then pounded it through with a seal setter.. No shop around town had a cup 11/16 plug so we stuck in a concave until it the cup gets here on Thursday.. Thanks everybody for the help.
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