[Healeys] OD drain plug

[Bob Spidell]

My opinion--I have some experience with welding and soldering, and lots with adhesives--is don't bother. You need to put 
quite a bit of torque on those plugs--at least I do--to secure them properly; especially with a fiber washer (would be a 
bit inconvenient for it to come off, and it's hard to get a good seal as it is).  Brazing or soldering would not be 
sufficient, and it's not a good application for even a good epoxy like JB Weld.  Just get--or make--a proper tool.

It looks and behaves like brass, though there may be some variation in the composition of brass.  Brass is a fairly soft 
metal; begs the question why they made the plug out of brass. Possibly because it's easy to cast and machine, and it's 
not under an undue amount of stress.

Bob



On 12/17/2014 12:27 AM, Simon Lachlan wrote:
> OK, thank for all the advice re. tools. Someone did send the required
> dimensions so all is well.
> It occurred to me that one might forget about all these tools and dimensions
> if one were able to weld(?) a biggish nut onto the brass drain plug????
> Of course, "brass" is the key word. Is it brass in fact? And can it be
> welded? A quick Google suggests brazing/silver solder.......
> Plastic Metal as, I think, we call it or JB Weld would be worth a try? If it
> failed, one would be no worse off...
> Simon
>
>


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