Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:06:02 -0500
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: Oil plug
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---- Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> I also don't strip out the plug.
>
> On the equipment I do tighten steel into aluminum ($350K robotic systems),
> damned straight we use torque wrenches and they do have specs.
well, this is steel into aluminum. but i don't use a torque wrench, either. just tighten till stops, then quarter turn, just enough to crush the washer slightly. that's what that washer is for, to take that force to keep it from damaging the threads.
>
> tim in san jose
>
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 12:20 AM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>wrote:
>
> > If it's in a book somewhere it's probably 18 to 23 ft lbs, would be my
> > guess.
> > and yet..
> > in 50 years of nearly full time car repair I have never heard of anyone using
> > a torque wrench on a drain plug.
> > It's not the standard..
> > 'just right by hand' is the standard.
> >
> > Do YOU tighten your drain plugs with a torque wrench ?
> > if so..first time I've ever heard of anyone doing it.
> >
> > and there are a few techs that make everything 'gorilla tight' ......and
> > very incorrectly.
> >
> > On 7/9/2013 11:33 PM, Aristotle Sagan wrote:
> >
> > Did you ask them what torque spec they tightened it to?
> > Expect blank looks on their faces.
> >
> > tim in san jose
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>wrote:
> >
> >
> > yup..
> > that happens sometimes.
> > Not too commonly.
> > One of the vanagons I have cared for over the last few years has that
> > issue.
> > 50 others do not.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/9/2013 11:00 PM, C Snyder wrote:
> >
> >
> > I had an almost bad experience today with my 1987 Vanagon's oil plug.
> >
> >
> > I had taken it to where I usually take my van for repairs and oil
> > changes. In a short while they came and told me that when they went to
> > replace the oil plug, the plug stripped out in the bottom of the engine. I
> > really do not understand this as I have never had any problems with the
> > plug. they said that since that plug has been taken out so many times, that
> > because it is aluminum, and the plug is steel that some times they will
> > strip out the threads.
> >
> >
> > To fix it, they were able to put in an over sized "Piggy back" oil plug.
> > It seems to be ding fine but, am just wondering if any one else has ever
> > had this type of problem as I have been on this list several years but,
> > have never heard it mentioned here before.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for any ones opinion on this.
> >
> >
> > Chris S.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which
> > case, you ain't got there yet.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which
> case, you ain't got there yet.
--
David McNeely
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