[6pack] Freeze Plug Problem?

[Navarrette, Vance]

	Bob:

	If you can move it, it needs to be replaced. Drill a hole in it,
and then use an oil seal puller to lever it out. Alternatively, thread a
#12 (or larger) sheet metal screw into the hole, and use a claw hammer
to pull on the head of the screw and yank the plug out. Use the largest
sheet metal screw you can, if it is too small the screw will pull out
before the plug does. Be careful when drilling as the cam is behind that
plug. Not that your drill can hurt the cam, but you could bend/break
your drill bit when it suddenly punches through the plug.
	It is a plain old STEEL freeze plug, available from Napa for $1.
Do not use a brass freeze plug. In this case it is simply used to block
off the end of the cam gallery, it is not used to hold in coolant. It is
a standard size (English of course) so everyone carries it. Take your
old one to the parts man, and he will fix you up.

	Vance


-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Danielson
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 5:06 AM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net; '6-Pack'
Subject: [6pack] Freeze Plug Problem?

There's a metal plug at the rear of the engine, just above and to the
left
of the rear oil seal housing. It looks like Moss Part# 328-225 and
called
"PLUG, core, rear of camshaft". It more like an inverted metal cap
that's
just pressed in place. There's no threads that I can see. The problem is
that I can easily spin it by hand. It seems to me that this would be an
Oil
Seeping point. So, if I need to replace it, how do I remove it? And any
installation suggestions or techniques?

Thanks........two steps forward & one step backward.

Bob

Bob Danielson