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Can't pull drain plugs for hydraulic fluid....
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<blockquote data-quote="cchardwick" data-source="post: 5752" data-attributes="member: 758"><p>This is really weird, I bought some hydraulic fluid and a filter for my 1974 Case 1737 skid steer and I'm all ready to change the fluid but I can't find an allen wrench that will fit the drain plugs. 3/8 is too big and 5/16 is too small. I tried metric too, 9 mm is too big and 8 mm is too small. 9 mm is actually a bit larger than 5/16 and I thought for sure it would work but it doesn't. It seems the only size inbetween is 11/32, a standard size in a socket set but not in an allen wrench. I called all around trying to find an 11/32 in an allen wrench with no luck, including NAPA, sears, tool king, Lowes, Home Depot, and even called a tool manufacter and searched the web, no luck at all. Any ideas on how to get these plugs out? I was thinking of grinding down the 9mm a bit but I'm afraid if I don't get it right that I may strip out the plugs and be in worse shape than I'm in now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cchardwick, post: 5752, member: 758"] This is really weird, I bought some hydraulic fluid and a filter for my 1974 Case 1737 skid steer and I'm all ready to change the fluid but I can't find an allen wrench that will fit the drain plugs. 3/8 is too big and 5/16 is too small. I tried metric too, 9 mm is too big and 8 mm is too small. 9 mm is actually a bit larger than 5/16 and I thought for sure it would work but it doesn't. It seems the only size inbetween is 11/32, a standard size in a socket set but not in an allen wrench. I called all around trying to find an 11/32 in an allen wrench with no luck, including NAPA, sears, tool king, Lowes, Home Depot, and even called a tool manufacter and searched the web, no luck at all. Any ideas on how to get these plugs out? I was thinking of grinding down the 9mm a bit but I'm afraid if I don't get it right that I may strip out the plugs and be in worse shape than I'm in now. [/QUOTE]
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