On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 18:52:39 -0600, vaguely proposed a
theory
.......and in reply I say!:

a (3/8) open-ended spanner that fits?

make one?

the glue will not work.

hit it a couple of times. it may mamke it easier.

maybe use a cold chisel or whatver. Tap at an angle to loosen.

Got an old Case loader that's been sitting for a long time.
It has two heavy steel gas tanks welded to the frame. At the bottom of
each tank is a drain; a socket head pipe plug.
Pulled the the first plug with a hex socket,it came out easy.
Along with a quantity of rust, sludge, and old gas.
Went to pull the second plug, and hex won't fit. Someone
has munged the recessed hex trying to get the plug out, instead of a 3/8
hex it is now roughly a 3/8 square.
Tried to turn it with a 3/8 adapter, but there is just a little bit too
much clearance around the adapter.
Any ideas of how to get this plug out other than drilling it?
Might some kind of epoxy/liquid metal hold the adapter enough to get it
out?

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