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I refuse to believe Ma Mopar used these goofed up plugs ....
Believe, everyone else is doing it... 
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| Author: | gmader [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | appropriate square wrench for oil galley plug? |
Hi all, I gotta put oil galley plugs back in my motor. They are some sort of recessed square head design. What works as a wrench for these buggers? Greg |
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| Author: | 6shotvanner [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:08 pm ] |
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Greg,just a WAG but try your 3/8 rachet extention maybe? |
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| Author: | gmader [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:13 pm ] |
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nope, too small of a hole/too big of a wrench. I was thinking of grinding down an old 3/8 extension. |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:17 pm ] |
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A short (2" or 3") piece of appropriately-sized square bar stock from the hardware store, driven by a 12-point socket or simply gripped in the jaws of a Vise-Grips. |
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| Author: | gmader [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:21 pm ] |
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I was thinking about that approach, Dan. If I do that, I might as well spring for recessed hex or torx keyed plugs. I refuse to believe Ma Mopar used these goofed up plugs without some engineering or reasons. They usually had some great engineering reason for their non standard quirks. |
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| Author: | NewLancerMan [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:25 pm ] |
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Quote: I refuse to believe Ma Mopar used these goofed up plugs ....
Believe, everyone else is doing it...
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| Author: | AnotherSix [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:33 pm ] |
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Everyone used them for the same reason they used steel freeze plugs rather than brass. Cheap! Besides, she's not your real mom. |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:48 pm ] |
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Quote: I refuse to believe Ma Mopar used these goofed up plugs without some engineering or reasons.
No special engineering reason; they used them because they were cheap and readily available. :shrug:
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| Author: | 6shotvanner [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:34 pm ] |
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If your going to the hardware store for some square stock now would be a good time to "engineer" one better than Ma.Look for some quality hex plugs,not that it's much better but you could smile knowing you did it better.And she is to our mother and somedays she can be one also 
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| Author: | Slant Cecil [ Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:51 pm ] |
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There are 8pt sockets avaiable to drive square nuts or square stock. |
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