what to do .

[Breeze]

Help.well i hurt my bach this week and my grand son wanted to help me change the oil and lube.well i noticed he was really gruntin so crawled under the jeep so see what was wrong . emoRolleyes well he was turning the oil pan drain the wrong way.well now it is stripped and cant get it out .lucky thing not leaking. my question is how do i do this with out pulling the pan ogg.it is a 4.0 in line 6 .jeep wrangler.poor boy feel so bad now.he was just trying to help me.any ideas?

 

[Jason F-18]

If I am understanding you correctly, he stripped the hex head on the drain plug? If this is the case there a re a few otpions- and I'm sure other will chime in too.

WARNING- While the car is still drivable, go get a replacement plug before attempting to remove the stripped one so you do not find yourself stranded.

1) soak bolt with lubricant (I have found PB blast works the best)
2) Use either a pipe wrench or a pair of vise grips to remove the bolt.
3) replace with new bolt


Hope this helps.

 

[Wet Willie]

The drain plug screws into a nut that is welded to the inside of the oil pan. It is most important not to break the welds by banging with a hammer or jerking. The best way is to find a long pipe wrench that will fit the head of the drain plug and slowing increase pressure with the wrench. Use a cheater bar if necessary to get more leverage, but use consistent pressure. The drain plug should back out with enough pressure but do not bang it or jerk it. Should the welds break, you can buy a toggle plug for a temporary fix, but you will need to replace the oil pan to repair it permanently. Good luck and I hope this helps. Al

 

[minner]

You might be able to use a cold chisel and hammer and working around the edge of the bolt head; barely tap the edge of hex head backing the bolt out as you go around the head.

If you knew a welder that you really, REALLY, trusted you could have them carefully tack a nut to the rounded head so that you can get a wrench on the the new nut.