My drain plug on my warrior is stripped and the only way i can change the oil is to take off the oil filter cap and tilt the atv on two wheels.Any suggestions on how to fix

 

can you use vice grips?? if not......you could always weld a nut or bolt to the plug and get it off that way........but i wouldn't suggest this to novice welders......

 

get a cold chisle and use it at an angle, tap lightly so it digs in the drain bolt (tap with a hammer in the direction to loosen the bolt) becareful not to dig into the case

 

your 2 easiest,and safest options are to

a),,,,if you have access to a tap,and die set,drill a hole in the center of the drain plug,,,tap it to the size of a bolt you have,,,then using "lock tight" thread the bolt into the drain plug,let the locktight set,and try to back it out

b),,,,go to sears,or auto parts store,and buy what's called a "easy out",,,,drill a hole in the drain plug,and use the easy out to back the plug out,,,,a easy out is a bit that has a reverse grip when screwed in from the threads of a normal bolt,,,its tapered so as to not lose grip,,,pretty handy tool,and they come in differant sizes

either way,if you need to drill all the wat through the plug,make sure you get all of the shavings that may be in the case,,,,just run some oil through the engine

 

Warriors are known to have the drain plugs get stuck and strip out, I had this happen already. It would be a cold day in hell before an easy out would remove one of these drain plugs once they get stuck so hard that it rounds out a 17mm(I think) head. My shop suggested a chisel and hammer to get it out, and that worked great. The good news is that the replacement plugs are 5 bucks or something close, and have knobby things around the outside so when they get stuck you can just break it loose with a hammer and punch instead of stripping the head.

 

I did the same thing when I had my Warrior a few years ago! I hated that drain plug! To get mine out I did what Topdollr suggested and it worked great.

 

I used a pipe wrench on mine. I am glad to know it is not just me!

 

same think happened on my tri-z, get a big nut and weld it on to the origal one and then it should come off