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    Stripped Geared Hub Drain Plug...good extraction methods?

    +1, either with a long breaker bar or an impact. A regular allen wrench is often too short to get any real torque on it and it's also harder to keep in properly aligned in the hole (particularly if you are putting a pipe over it or something to add leverage). I also find the quality of the...
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    Stripped Geared Hub Drain Plug...good extraction methods?

    I should add - If you were ever looking for a excuse to buy a welder, take this one and run with it. With a little practice, pretty much anyone can be up and running with a mig welder using flux core wire and producing serviceable welds. It's one of those tools that might sit idle for long...
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    Stripped Geared Hub Drain Plug...good extraction methods?

    +1 on welding an allen key into/onto the stripped plug. It shoulld be pretty easy to get decent penetration all the way around with low risk to damaging the hub if the plug is sticking out a bit as you describe. You need a strong weld with good penetration or the welds will just snap once you...
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