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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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drain bolt removal direction

Is it the same as most bolts ("righty tighty... lefty loosey")?


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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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hahahaha, that drain plug is tight under there, huh?

wat i do sometimes (especially after the dealer kingkongs the
drain plug back on) is use the closed end of my combination
wrench on the plug and a small mallet to tap the wrench.

works great.
 
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
hahahaha, that drain plug is tight under there, huh?

wat i do sometimes (especially after the dealer kingkongs the
drain plug back on) is use the closed end of my combination
wrench on the plug and a small mallet to tap the wrench.

works great.
Haha, the manual impact technique.
 
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