so the last time i changed my oil, i over torque'd the bolt, now today i went to change it, i messed up the whole bolt...its got no grip on it now. Anything out there i can do for less money than taking it to a weld shop and have them weld on another bolt on top of the old one and unscrewing it that way?...

i've heard of JB-weld, but not sure if it actually works well...its like glue..but gotta have time to let it dry...so...help would be nice

 

think buying another oil pan for my accord would solve this problem?...or a less cheaper way?...ur talkin bout 50 bux for a new oil pan..

 

Craftsman has "bolt-out" sockets that work on rounded off hex heads. I had to use this on the diff to axle nuts I rounded off trying to take those puppies out.

 

use a vice grip

 

Worst case, drill out the bolt. Use a drill bit about the same size as the shank and when you get a few mil in the head should snap off. Then you can either remove the sump and get some pliers on it (it won't be tight any more), or use a smaller drill bit down the center of it (it's hardened on the outside but has a soft center) a few mill. Then force an allen key in and undo it with that.

 

vise-grip will work.

While your at it, replace it with a fram-sure drain thing. Or that other thing that rick's accessories has i think. Where you can basically change the oil without any "tools" to mess up the bolt.

With my prelude, on the type-SH model, you can't fit a socket-wrench onto the drain-bolt because the ATTS unit is blocking it. Now I just use a fram sure-drain and I can drain the oil by screwing the attachment on.

I ended up stripping the damn bolt with an open-head wrench and I couldn't get it off. There were still enough "edges" to use a hammer though. So basically I took a hammer and a flat-head and started hammering at it to loosen it.

If you've messed it up enough to the point where there's no way a flat-head will break the torque on it, then get a vise-grip. Those things will NOT let go. And use your body weight to break the torque.

 

thanx guys, i'm going to check out sears for vise grip and the Craftsman's "bolt-out" sockets.

 

use a plumber wrench. it'll hold onto almost anything.

 

The vise grips I had wouldn't hold in the space available. I'm glad the bolt out worked. The nuts were torqued very high, and I used Liquid Wrench.

 

Pickup a cheap torque wrench as well so you don't do this again. A slightly inaccurate torque wrench is better then none at all. All you need is the flex type that costs a few bucks.