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Re: Stripped Drain plug
Posted to Shop Management Forum on 11/10/2011 16 Replies

As Alan said "It happens".

I keep a fairly good selection of replacement plugs along with taps and thread kits on hand to fix the pans. Steel plug + aluminum threads = potential for failure...EVEN IF perfectly torqued with a recently calibrated torque wrench... Login to read more.

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