Stripped ATF plug
Racer
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It might be a better trick to use a properly-sized compression plug. That's a rubber cylinder sandwiched between 2 washers, with a nut and bolt going through the whole thing. Tightening the bolt squeezes the rubber, expanding the sides like a barrel and sealing up the hole.
Lead Lap
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Originally Posted by PERRYinLA
It might be a better trick to use a properly-sized compression plug. That's a rubber cylinder sandwiched between 2 washers, with a nut and bolt going through the whole thing. Tightening the bolt squeezes the rubber, expanding the sides like a barrel and sealing up the hole.
I suppose these solutions are good for trans pan but impractical for oil pan. Is there a way for oil pan without pan replacement or rethreading?
Racer
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A temporary solution, but yeah, that's it
Yes, the expanded rubber and pan hole would be in the same plane. This same plug, in a larger version, can also seal up that leak-prone coolant level sensor hole in the coolant overflow tank. They are usually sold in hardware stores in those yellow plastic drawers where a bunch of other handy small parts are kept (mirror clips, heat-shrink tubing, t-nuts, hole plugs, cane tips, brass grommets, etc.)
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