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nautha
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 Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:17 am Post subject: Case plug troubles... |
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Hello, has anyone ever removed (for galley cleaning..) those two plugs in the case?
They are factory punched but beside this, even grinding the notched parts, they seem very hard to remove, specially the one on the top.
Haven't found any related topic to these specific plugs.
I have to remove these since they are already ruined (picture is for purpose only, this is not my specific crankcase..).
Any suggestion will be appreciated, thanks!
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mark tucker
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:54 am Post subject: Re: Case plug troubles... |
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top isant a gally plug leave it alone. the lower is the pickup plug. you can remove the pickup and clean from that side if needed. that kinda looks like a old case....very old case. like the ones used a horse drawn carts.or chariots on fire.....  |
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nautha
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:46 am Post subject: Re: Case plug troubles... |
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Thanks Mark for the reply but as i said, i have to remove them because ruined (very) trying to unplug them.
Duplicate them, specially the big one, would not be a prob since i have a friend that work with cnc machines and can do one clone.
Problem seems to be that these are factory glued... 
Oh, case is from a 62 beetle but its the same as the one in the picture that is not mine, its an image picked up on the net
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nautha
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Case plug troubles... |
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| Anyway, does anybody knows the thread sizes of those two plugs? The lower (pick-up galley) should be a m16 but dont know the pitch...ant the other? |
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Case plug troubles... |
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If you pull them out, you can measure with a thread gage:
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Brian71
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Case plug troubles... |
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| An impact gun should get those out of there. |
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nautha
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 2:05 am Post subject: Re: Case plug troubles... |
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| Brian71 wrote: |
| An impact gun should get those out of there. |
Mmhh, i will not take the risk to crack the magnesium case putting an impact wrench in tha particular "tin" area.. |
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nautha
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 2:07 am Post subject: Re: Case plug troubles... |
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| KTPhil wrote: |
If you pull them out, you can measure with a thread gage:
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Thats the concern...pull them out..
I know about this, but what if nobody knows anything about this plug size, there is not any similar plug to look between the ones offered by vendors and you dont have access to the thread because the plug is freezed on..
By the way and from the exterior, it looks to be an M30x1.50 pitch...will see. |
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modok
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 2:12 am Post subject: Re: Case plug troubles... |
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Drill it and plug it.
If the plug is stuck in the case leave it stuck, why take it out? Drill a hole in it, do whatever it is you need to do, then plug the hole.
You can put a plug in a plug, although, I've never tried plug in a plug in a plug, but that would probably work fine too, to infinity.
They also do not need to be threaded.
Bore it big enough to get a clean hole, make a brass or aluminum plug for .001" press, apply locktite, drive in. They seal more reliably than tapered thread, but there is something about human nature that just likes to thread things, so don't hold back, that's what it's about anyway. |
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