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John,
Great chart! What size wrench would have been the correct one for your drain plug?
Mick2me - thank you for posting the chart in the first place.
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Sump Plug
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John,
Great chart! What size wrench would have been the correct one for your drain plug?
Mick2me - thank you for posting the chart in the first place.
Thanks guys. I think AHspares are still working. I'll get a new plug and rip the old one off but the car is'nt going anywhere right now. The police are stopping people who are out and about around our way unless they have a good reason for being out.
I've got a 1-1/8" socket but I think the old plug is too damaged as it was slightly too big and I thought it might be the wrong size and cause more damage. Most stores are closed over here so getting a new wrench delivered by trial and error isn't on as I didn't know the size!
On the other matter, these seals worked on my MG.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=dowty seals
AJ
I've got a 1-1/8" socket but I think the old plug is too damaged as it was slightly too big and I thought it might be the wrong size and cause more damage. Most stores are closed over here so getting a new wrench delivered by trial and error isn't on as I didn't know the size!
On the other matter, these seals worked on my MG.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=dowty seals
AJ
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1-1/8". 28 mm was too small and 29 mm was too big.
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I took the plug to a big flea market in Sacramento and found the perfect fit with a nice long arm (15 inches) to give a good leverage. It is marked 1 1/8 - 1 1/16 and weighs 2 ounces. I don't remember which side was the exact fit.
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Dug up my old sump plug. 1-1/8" wrench is pretty sloppy. Probably got bunged up from years of using them.
Very little grinding would be required to take it down to 1-1/16" (1.062"). I see from the chart 28mm is 1.102" so chase off the bungups and that should fit. If I was using this anymore, would probably take it down to 1-1/16" instead of buying a 28mm...[Edit:] or the 5/8W whitworth that's 1.100"
Very little grinding would be required to take it down to 1-1/16" (1.062"). I see from the chart 28mm is 1.102" so chase off the bungups and that should fit. If I was using this anymore, would probably take it down to 1-1/16" instead of buying a 28mm...[Edit:] or the 5/8W whitworth that's 1.100"
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