Never knew these existed!
http://www.ebay.co.u...5gAAOSwPhdU2Pa7
Not advocating the use, just interesting
Emergency Sump Plug
Started by
ChopperHarris
, Feb 04 2016 09:33 PM
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ChopperHarris
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Posted 04 February 2016 - 09:33 PM
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Alpenflitzer
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Posted 04 February 2016 - 09:36 PM
To me it seems a bit too long.
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sledgehammer
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Posted 04 February 2016 - 11:24 PM
I'd be worried about it coming loose at speed
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Posted 05 February 2016 - 02:54 AM
It would there permanently rather than temporary emergency usage. How would you retrieve the fastener from the gearbox when time comes to fit the correct plug?! Remove the gearbox I'm thinking.....
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Posted 05 February 2016 - 03:59 AM
That plug design is based on what over here we call a "toggle bolt". As Mikal said, once installed it's pretty much there forever since it will be difficult to get the toggle back out of the gearbox.
I'm sure it would work. If I were on the road and miles from home and desperate... then I would use one but it would be under duress. For an emergency plug... I would prefer to use a nylon 3/8 NPT pipe plug forced into the drain hole with some gasket sealant on it. That would be easily reversible.
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Posted 05 February 2016 - 04:04 AM
UNIVERSAL / MINI / FORD / VW ECT EMERGENCY SUMP PLUG FIT ALL MODELS EXCEPT HONDA
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