great info for you STS guys...

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07-29-2006, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Soon2bSpooled

kb, one time i tried to get that drain plug out of my trans pan and did the same thing, but i started with visegrips and all i did was crush the head and when i pulled on it it just slipped around and stripped it.

Ya, I heard a nasty rummer they locktite them from the factory, so heat is the only way to get them loose, and I'm not gona try that with it on the truck.

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07-29-2006, 10:25 AM

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I also stripped the head off my trans drain plug on my previous z71. I ended up tack welding a socket to the plug, that worked good but looked terrible.