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Thread: any tips to install a freeze plug?

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    Default any tips to install a freeze plug?

    on my 3.3L 7 series (same M30 block as the 535 ?), the middle freeze plug leaks. I removed it, but wonder how to install a new one. The front suspension blocks access for a straight, head-on whack with a BFH.

    any tips?
    TIA
    Last edited by mike wong; 05-08-2004 at 12:56 PM.

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    damn that sounds interesting! Any way to use a socket inside the plug and use say... a 2 x 4 or something to press fit it in?
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    Default there is a plug driver - same idea as socket

    to provide even pressure to avoid distortion during install.
    but it doesn't fit in this situation.

    someone mentioned using a scissors jack to press it in, but I haven't found one small enough...

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    Default Porta powers have a scissor attachment small enough to work

    Quote Originally Posted by mike wong
    to provide even pressure to avoid distortion during install.
    but it doesn't fit in this situation.

    someone mentioned using a scissors jack to press it in, but I haven't found one small enough...

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