scared to remove freeze plug... (fwd)

[drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

VW freeze plugs come out pretty easily because they're very shallow.  I 
usually use either a drift punch on one side to turn them in the bore, or 
lately I've been using the air chisel, which generally does the same thing 
put puts a hole in them as well, so you can pry them out in case they get 
stubborn.

Deeper freeze plugs can be harder to get out - a slide hammer works.  I 
just recently removed one from a Perkins 3 cyl diesel block that was 
almost half an inch deep - I drilled a hole in one side then pried it out 
with a small prybar.

HTH,

Drew



On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Robbie Cotner wrote:

> 
> Hey all, I finally got a block heater, and plan on putting it in the center freeze plug hole on my '83 8v.  Problem is, I have a phobia of removing freeze plugs!  How do you remove them?  Can the plug fall into the block on these engines?  Has anybody done this with the engine in the car, how much of a bitch is it and how long did it take?  Thanks-
> Rob
>  Brian Wagner <brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net> wrote:Can't remember if this has been posted, they got some great vids http://www.vwvids.co.uk/ Brian
> 
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