On Nov 30, 10:15 pm, (Malcolm Hoar) wrote:
In article , RicodJour wrote:



One trick to loosen those plugs is to hit it in the middle hard enough to
slightly dish it inwards. There is some risk of damaging the pipe or
loosening a joint so you have to use good judgement.

Good judgment on something you've never done before is called good
luck.

And bad judgment on something you've never done before is called
learning ;-)

So, I guess he might as well whack the thing. Best case, the
problem is solved and worst case he got some edewkayshun.

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I finally busted that nut. I ordered a 1-5/16" socket and stuck it on
the end of my breaker bar. Whaled on it for a second and it broke
free.