Special Wrench required?
 

Do you require a special wrench to remove the oil drain plug on a 2004 V-6
Accord?
I used a 17mm socket on it and ended up stripping the head on the bolt.
No way would it come lose.

Re: Special Wrench required?
 

"Jack" <jdoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Do you require a special wrench to remove the oil drain plug on a 2004 V-6
> Accord?
> I used a 17mm socket on it and ended up stripping the head on the bolt.
> No way would it come lose.
>
Is that one of those 12-point socket heads Honda uses?

Mike

Re: Special Wrench required?
 

Honda has a habit of overtightening bolts. Get a quality six point socket of
the correct size.


"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
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> "Jack" <jdoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:A6ydnchGDeg52OjfRVn-ow@rogers.com...
>> Do you require a special wrench to remove the oil drain plug on a 2004
>> V-6 Accord?
>> I used a 17mm socket on it and ended up stripping the head on the bolt.
>> No way would it come lose.
>>
> Is that one of those 12-point socket heads Honda uses?
>
> Mike
>

Re: Special Wrench required?
 

That's what I was thinking. Over- tightened!
They must have really hammered it home, because I was using the correct size
and it was a 6 point decent quality socket. It just wouldn't move.
Oh well off to the dealer to get a replacement bolt. In the meantime I
have to figure out how to remove the existent bolt with the damaged head.
Any ideas?

"Woody" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote in message
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> Honda has a habit of overtightening bolts. Get a quality six point socket
> of the correct size.
>
>
> "Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
> news:3K6dnZ3ILNNKy-jfRVn-tw@sedona.net...
>> "Jack" <jdoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:A6ydnchGDeg52OjfRVn-ow@rogers.com...
>>> Do you require a special wrench to remove the oil drain plug on a 2004
>>> V-6 Accord?
>>> I used a 17mm socket on it and ended up stripping the head on the bolt.
>>> No way would it come lose.
>>>
>> Is that one of those 12-point socket heads Honda uses?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
>

Re: Special Wrench required?
 

"Jack" <jdoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> That's what I was thinking. Over- tightened!
> They must have really hammered it home, because I was using the correct
> size and it was a 6 point decent quality socket. It just wouldn't move.
> Oh well off to the dealer to get a replacement bolt. In the meantime I
> have to figure out how to remove the existent bolt with the damaged head.
> Any ideas?

Pipe wrench.

Re: Special Wrench required?
 

That would do it, but no room for the pipe wrench.
"Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jack" <jdoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3MmdnXJtcpAt4-jfRVn-ug@rogers.com...
>> That's what I was thinking. Over- tightened!
>> They must have really hammered it home, because I was using the correct
>> size and it was a 6 point decent quality socket. It just wouldn't move.
>> Oh well off to the dealer to get a replacement bolt. In the meantime I
>> have to figure out how to remove the existent bolt with the damaged head.
>> Any ideas?
>
> Pipe wrench.
>

Re: Special Wrench required?
 

Jack wrote:
>
> That would do it, but no room for the pipe wrench.

You might have luck with one of these sockets, http://tinyurl.com/bx8p4.
They essentially function as an inverted easy-out. Note that you can pick
up a set of similar sockets at sears for about the price of just one of the
Snap-On units. However, the last time I was at sears they told me that
their twist sockets were not covered by their lifetime guarantee and they
don't sell them individually. Go figure, it sounds to me like a way to sell
more sets of tools. Of course, these issues may or not be important to you
and if you're likely to only use the socket a couple of times, then
inexpensive sans guarantee may be the way to go.

Eric

Re: Special Wrench required?
 

"Jack" <jdoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> That would do it, but no room for the pipe wrench.
> "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:3cGdnc9iNY-BE-jfRVn-sg@rogers.com...
>>
>> "Jack" <jdoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3MmdnXJtcpAt4-jfRVn-ug@rogers.com...
>>> That's what I was thinking. Over- tightened!
>>> They must have really hammered it home, because I was using the correct
>>> size and it was a 6 point decent quality socket. It just wouldn't move.
>>> Oh well off to the dealer to get a replacement bolt. In the meantime I
>>> have to figure out how to remove the existent bolt with the damaged
>>> head.
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Pipe wrench.

I use pipe wrenches from 6 inches to 4 feet.

No room at all?

Re: Special Wrench required?
 

That will work! Thanks everybody.

"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:4275AE9D.CB7B9ADF@spam.now...
> Jack wrote:
>>
>> That would do it, but no room for the pipe wrench.
>
> You might have luck with one of these sockets, http://tinyurl.com/bx8p4.
> They essentially function as an inverted easy-out. Note that you can pick
> up a set of similar sockets at sears for about the price of just one of
> the
> Snap-On units. However, the last time I was at sears they told me that
> their twist sockets were not covered by their lifetime guarantee and they
> don't sell them individually. Go figure, it sounds to me like a way to
> sell
> more sets of tools. Of course, these issues may or not be important to
> you
> and if you're likely to only use the socket a couple of times, then
> inexpensive sans guarantee may be the way to go.
>
> Eric

Re: Special Wrench required?
 

Try using a Vise Grips or a Gorilla Grip Socket. But go to your Honda
dealer to get a replacement plug, or one of those Fram easy change spouts.

"Jack" <jdoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> That will work! Thanks everybody.
>
> "Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message
news:4275AE9D.CB7B9ADF@spam.now...
> > Jack wrote:
> >>
> >> That would do it, but no room for the pipe wrench.
> >
> > You might have luck with one of these sockets, http://tinyurl.com/bx8p4.
> > They essentially function as an inverted easy-out. Note that you can
pick
> > up a set of similar sockets at sears for about the price of just one of
> > the
> > Snap-On units. However, the last time I was at sears they told me that
> > their twist sockets were not covered by their lifetime guarantee and
they
> > don't sell them individually. Go figure, it sounds to me like a way to
> > sell
> > more sets of tools. Of course, these issues may or not be important to
> > you
> > and if you're likely to only use the socket a couple of times, then
> > inexpensive sans guarantee may be the way to go.
> >
> > Eric
>
>