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Ford 8N Oil Drain Plug Problem

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My oil plug on my Ford 8N is stuck. Before I really put some torque on it, I want to make sure you turn the wrench on the drain plug counter-clockwise (left) to take the drain plug off, correct?

Tried spraying WD 40 to loosen plug but no luck.

I saw an earlier suggestion to a poster to place a block of wood on a jack and use a pipe wrench to remove the plug. I am going to try that approach but first want to make sure I turn the wrench counter-clockwise. I thought possibly maybe these old 8N's had different threads. Thanks for any assistance you can provide.
 
Yes,it's "righty tighty,lefty loosey". I had one in an 1850 Oliver that was rounded right off and I couldn't get it out. I took an angle grinder and ground two sides flat,then I took the tool that the boys got for me for Christmas after it. The wrench looks like a 10 inch Cresent wrench with a vise grip handle on it. I tightened it up with the thumb screw part of it,then clamped down with the vise grip handle so I had a good grip on it and it came right out.
 
right = tight left = loose Common problem on the N series tractor for the drain plug to be a real pain in the back sides. As for WD40 your wasting your time and if you think about it the plug sits with oil on it 24/7 so you can not lube it up to free it up. And yes the jack and pipe wrench trick works well
 
Thanks everyone. I'll try the pipe wrench / jack combination and let you know how it works out. Have a good weekend.
 
A couple of weeks back I couldn't remove the drain plug from a 5000 Ford that I recently purchased due to the corners of the plug being rounded off. Tried vise grips, also tried one of those "miracle" gater grip sockets, used a pipe wrench, and tried the pipe wrench and a jack and was still unsuccessful. Some of the guys on this forum suggested that I weld a nut on top of my drain plug, I took a very large nut that completely covered my drain plug and welded the inside of that large nut to my drain plug and was then able to remove it with ease. I had bought a new drain plug but am going to keep using the one that I welded on since it works so well. If all else fails for you then give this method a try. It works.
 
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