oldrx Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 Having major difficulty installing 20mm freeze plugs into 13b intake manifold coolant ports (engine in car), very limited swing for hammer. Dont have an engine crane to remove engine. Considering tapping to M22 and using threaded plugs instead but min hole size is supposed to be 20.73mm, although its only aluminium so I might get away with it? Taps will be fkn expensive though for a one off job. Why has no one made a 90deg battery hammer? Any ideas before i go buy an engine crane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted October 31 Report Share Posted October 31 You might be wrong side of the boarder but I have an engine crane in Papakura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx Posted November 1 Author Report Share Posted November 1 Thanks man, Im south of the border unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 Can you press it in? Brace against something and use a jack/something to press it in? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHarry Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 File it down a bit and shellac it in? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHarry Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 I did that with my v2000 as I couldnt get a good swing on. Few scrapes round the edge with a file and glued the cunt in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx Posted November 1 Author Report Share Posted November 1 Hmmm some good ideas, will try again tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 57 minutes ago, Beaver said: Can you press it in? Brace against something and use a jack/something to press it in? Along similar lines but maybe build a massive g clamp out of scrap steel an pull against the far side of the engine? Or a bolted plate to something solid on the engine.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 How much space we talking. What about a long bolt, with a nut, and a section of pipe between nut and plug. Wind nut off the bolt, to push pipe on to plug and bobs your uncles dog. Just thought of that, so there could well be downsides I haven't had time to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx Posted November 1 Author Report Share Posted November 1 Maybe but trouble will be finding a flat enough surface in the engine bay to push against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post azzurro Posted November 1 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 1 dont worry, wont be flat when you finished pushing it with abolt or making room for the back swing on the persuader Have you considered a crane? Jb weld? 10 propellors? 2ZZ? Newtech and newspaper? fresh underseal with dirt in it? lower it more? Turbo 6 falcon? Turbos with eagers? more jandal? Have we found an edge case scenario where the OS standard answers do not apply, thereby proving they are in fact fundamental laws of the universe by exception? 6 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 But seriously, some sort of expansion tool might be needed cause getting those fuckers in without an easy swing with a good hammer is a real trick - dont reckon opening the hole out is a good idea either, future you/owners will be cursing that plug that doesnt for ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 Bung one of these in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 Inflate a basketball next to it. How strong that bit of the engine bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx Posted November 1 Author Report Share Posted November 1 3 hours ago, azzurro said: dont worry, wont be flat when you finished pushing it with abolt or making room for the back swing on the persuader Have you considered a crane? Jb weld? 10 propellors? 2ZZ? Newtech and newspaper? fresh underseal with dirt in it? lower it more? Turbo 6 falcon? Turbos with eagers? more jandal? Have we found an edge case scenario where the OS standard answers do not apply, thereby proving they are in fact fundamental laws of the universe by exception? I etched 'go hard for what you are' on the plug, didn't work but may have collapsed a parralel universe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx Posted November 1 Author Report Share Posted November 1 3 hours ago, Nominal said: Bung one of these in? What it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyWithAviators Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 Chuck the plug in the freezer overnight and blowtorch the block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx Posted November 1 Author Report Share Posted November 1 Just now, GuyWithAviators said: Chuck the plug in the freezer overnight and blowtorch the block? Tried freezing the plug, no change, this is all on the front housing where there is more swing room. The rubber things with the nut may be the way as have room on the other side, nut can sit in manifold coolant port perhaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfashark Posted November 1 Report Share Posted November 1 Manifold off and in the oven for a bit? Used to do two Skoda alloy blocks, side by side in a double width oven for installing plugs and main seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx Posted November 1 Author Report Share Posted November 1 Would be ok if plug was going in the manifold but i think really needs to go in block? I guess i could plug mani and O ring like factory in block but more likely to leak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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