Hi Gents
I have a Welsh plug that is leaking and need to replace it. It's the one at the front of the head, facing the radiator. How do I get it out, is there a tool or do I just pry it out with a screw driver?
Thanks for the advice in advance.
Rob
Leaking Welsh Plug - how to?
-
- Junior Member
- Posts: 10
- Joined: 24 Sep 2013 11:55
- Full Name: Rob Duane
- Nickname: Rob
- Home Town: Cape Town
- Current 4x4: Pajero 3.5
- Home Language: Eng
- Been thanked: 2 times
- Tinus lotz
- Moderator
- Posts: 7579
- Joined: 29 Aug 2010 13:07
- Full Name: Tinus lotz
- Nickname: Tinus lotz
- Home Town: Centurion
- Current 4x4: Nissan patrol 4.8 GRX 2005
Toyota 2.7 legend 35 LWB 4X4 - Home Language: Afrikaans
- Has thanked: 800 times
- Been thanked: 549 times
Re: Leaking Welsh Plug - how to?
There is a lot of how to do do it on u tube but what i found was to use a punch and let it swing around if you know what i mean ...get some shallac from Indian head or similar
When you replace it it seals properly then
When you replace it it seals properly then
- Peter Connan
- Moderator
- Posts: 6017
- Joined: 10 Sep 2010 07:21
- Full Name: Peter Connan
- Nickname: Piet
- Home Town: Kempton Park
- Current 4x4: 1996 Patrol 4.5SGL
- Home Language: Afrikaans
- Location: Kempton Park
- Has thanked: 1067 times
- Been thanked: 987 times
Re: Leaking Welsh Plug - how to?
The "official" method is to knock it with a small punch or screwdriver just on the inside edge, so that it swings around and you can grip it with pliers and pull it out.
This works well with the bigger ones, but the smaller ones sometimes don't want to rotate, and then one runs the risk of dropping it into the water passage. If I find it start moving in, i carefully drill a hole through it as close to the middle as I can, then I take a piece of flat bar with a hole in it, and a large self-tapping screw. The screw must fit loosely through the flat bar, but thread int to welsh plug. I then just use the end of the flat bar to lever the plug out.
Be very carefull not to scratch the bore into which the plug fits (which happens if you drive it on the edge), else the plug will leak.
If you have scrat hed the bore (or are fixing somebody else's mistake) put the plug in with shellac sealant or (more effective) Pratley Steel epoxy.
This works well with the bigger ones, but the smaller ones sometimes don't want to rotate, and then one runs the risk of dropping it into the water passage. If I find it start moving in, i carefully drill a hole through it as close to the middle as I can, then I take a piece of flat bar with a hole in it, and a large self-tapping screw. The screw must fit loosely through the flat bar, but thread int to welsh plug. I then just use the end of the flat bar to lever the plug out.
Be very carefull not to scratch the bore into which the plug fits (which happens if you drive it on the edge), else the plug will leak.
If you have scrat hed the bore (or are fixing somebody else's mistake) put the plug in with shellac sealant or (more effective) Pratley Steel epoxy.
Mag ons ons kenniskry met lekkerkry aanhoukry.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 24 guests