Massey Ferguson 135 oil plug

CaribooHarry · Feb 22, 2013

The oil drain plug apparently is stripped in place, preventing me from draining the crankcase.

My present plan is to pump as much oil as I can out through the dipstick hole, then drop the pan and go from there.

Any alternate suggestions would be appreciated.

Anonymous-0 · Feb 22, 2013

Grind 2 sides of the plug flat. Heat with a propane torch to about 250-300 degrees F. Melt a beeswax candle against both sides of the plug, so the wax wicks up into the threads. Try tightening the plug, then loosening. If it moves a little, spray your favorite penetrating oil on it, and move it back and forth, till you get it out. Don't over heat with an acetylene torch, or you could yank the soldered female threaded part off the pan. If at all possible leave the oil pan on. Its a lot easier to take a small part (the plug) off of the big piece(the tractor), than to take a small piece off of the oil pan.

CaribooHarry · Feb 22, 2013

Good advice Dave, however my oil plug is rotating, it just isn't coming out. The good news is that it isn't leaking so I can still use the tractor, but oil change is due.

maxwell99 · Feb 22, 2013

interesting:

if the oil drain bolt treads are stripped and its turning free, then what is keeping the oil from draining out of the oil pan??

if it were mine, oil would be leaking out in a stream.

you may have to pull the oil pan to fix your problem.

aarolar · Feb 22, 2013

(quoted from post at 18:06:35 02/22/13) Good advice Dave, however my oil plug is rotating, it just isn't coming out. The good news is that it isn't leaking so I can still use the tractor, but oil change is due.

This is impossible you have something very odd going on..

Phil Tibbetts · Feb 22, 2013

Can you put a vise grip on it and pull down on it while you turn it out?

CaribooHarry · Feb 22, 2013

I tend to agree that it is impossible, but my friend's 135 has
exactly the same problem and no leaks!

McBride · Feb 23, 2013

Had more than one drain plug do that over the years. Just spin.

Pump it out through the dip stick hole.

When you do the repair just grind down an old screwdriver to a thin tip and tap it in under the washer and pry down on it while turnig the drain plug. That has worked for me several times.

Plenty of oil drain plug repair kits on the market or just drill and tap to a larger plug.

maxwell99 · Feb 23, 2013

if you were to get the drain plug bolt out.

the treaded part of the drain would be loose and fall down into the drain pan, if so you do not want this part flowing around down in your oil pan,

even it you are able to replace the drain with some other type drain bolt.

I would be concern about the threaded part of the old drain and where is it.

maybe i am just to cautious,

good luck,

but not worth ruining a good motor over a drain plug.

Anonymous-0 · Feb 23, 2013

You need to rig something up, that puts down pressure on the plug, as you turn, suggest you walk away, and sleep on it. My best rigs come to me halfway between sleep, and awake! Wait just a minute, must have drifted off, there! Pull it into a wooden floored barn, drill and tap an eye bolt into the plug. Drill a bolt or screw into a well secured floorboard, directly under the plug. Attach chain to eye in plug, and same in floor. Join the 2 chains together with a turn buckle. Tighten the turnbuckle, putting pressure on the plug. If pan fitting has come unsoldered, you may find that this won't work.

McBride · Feb 23, 2013

If you read his post it sounds to me that he justs wants to get the oil out for now and drop the pan to fix later.

Tony in Mass. · Feb 24, 2013

I have been reading this for days... OK, perhaps you- and your freind, have plugs that have a -too large 'runoff', a clearance between the end of the thread and the inside of the hex head. That and too thin a thread in the pan hole... and they aren't meeting each other. Now, just rotating? 'IF' you pry, or preferably pull- the plug head away from the pan- while slowly spinning counter clockwise, to get the threads to engage again? A gool o ring would keep the oil from leaking.... take a razor and cut the o ring? If it is a brass washer...argh... I agree with the theory that... this is impossible! When that sump hits the deck with 2 gallons of oil... you are going to get dirty! Wear your old rain suit and skidoo googles....

mattwillson · Feb 25, 2013

My 30B did that too. I pried it into the threads( cross threading it out), then drilled and tapped the pan for a pipe plug....no prob now

CaribooHarry · Feb 25, 2013

The oil plug is out. I drilled and threaded a 3/8th hole in the plug, then used threaded rod to make a puller.

I took pictures and will post along with details as soon as I have cleaned up the oil on the shop floor.

Thanks for all the help and advise!

CaribooHarry · Feb 25, 2013

Assisted by the advice of forum members, I removed the the problem plug as follows:

I drilled and threaded a 3/8 inch hole in the oil plug. I totally disregarded Tony's advise and will spend much of tomorrow cleaning oil off the shop floor.

After failing at several tries I built the simple puller pictured below. The dimenions are not critical. The pictures are self explanatory.

Once the puller is in place and the rod is threaded into the plug all that is necessary is to rotate the plug counter clockwise to gradually remove the plug.

It worked for me, try it at your own risk. Email me if you have any questions.

CaribooHarry · Feb 25, 2013

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Anonymous-0 · Feb 26, 2013

Glad you figgered a way to get it out.

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