Need a Little Help

[SwampGrizz]

Thanks in advance for all the help and advice.

I have a brass garboard drain plug that won't come out, and the outside has stripped and burred such that I cant get a wrench on it. I tried a set of channel locks, but the brass is so soft it just chewed away the outside. I plan to try a big set of vise grips, and I hope I don't have to drill it out. If I do have to drill it out, does anybody have any tips, tricks, or warnings? Are there special metal bits that work best with brass?

Thanks,

Swamp Grizz

 

[Daman858]

I work on a lot of antique cars so I run into this problem quite frequently. Easy-Outs are available at most hardware places and on the net. Basically, you drill a hole and insert the Easy-out which gives you something to get a wrench on. Also, here is the BEST tool in my tool box. It will grip rounded off items like nothing else made. Sears has them. http://www.irwin.com/tools/locking-tool ... g-wrenches

 

[gw204]

Grab that sucker with a pipe wrench!!!!

Or you could just unscrew the entire drain from the tranom and replace it.