Spent a nice weekend working on the old girls. Blasting Pink Floyd and having a few beers.
The 56 HT has a stripped oil pan plug. Been under the car all Sunday trying to get it off. I just can't get a grip on it and making matters worse the steering rod is directly behind the plug making it impossible to get a ratchet or hammer on a extractor nut. Built a tool I thought would work by drilling a hole through my 1 1/8 socket so I could get it on the plug and put a bar through it for leverage....but...nope. Just slips off. Heating it up doesn't work because you just can't get a grip on anything or bang it loose.
So I have admitted defeat and based on some recommendations from some car buddies I bought one of those manual oil extractors.
I got this one. It was on sale for $85 CDN. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00LCEWR4A/?tag=joeychgo-20
Never used one before. My friend raves about them. Anybody using them? Experiences? What brand or model is everyone using?
Here are some pics from the weekend.
The 56 HT has a stripped oil pan plug. Been under the car all Sunday trying to get it off. I just can't get a grip on it and making matters worse the steering rod is directly behind the plug making it impossible to get a ratchet or hammer on a extractor nut. Built a tool I thought would work by drilling a hole through my 1 1/8 socket so I could get it on the plug and put a bar through it for leverage....but...nope. Just slips off. Heating it up doesn't work because you just can't get a grip on anything or bang it loose.
So I have admitted defeat and based on some recommendations from some car buddies I bought one of those manual oil extractors.
I got this one. It was on sale for $85 CDN. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00LCEWR4A/?tag=joeychgo-20
Never used one before. My friend raves about them. Anybody using them? Experiences? What brand or model is everyone using?
Here are some pics from the weekend.