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  • Mar 7, 2015, 01:08 AM
    mikethomas1954
    Gas pipe will not loosen
    I cant remove a plug in gas line
  • Mar 7, 2015, 03:52 AM
    parttime
    Hi mike, just use bigger pipe wrenches (2), what size are you using now?
  • Mar 7, 2015, 06:30 AM
    massplumber2008
    To remove a plug you can try using an appropriately sized 1/2" drive socket with a persuader (piece of pipe) on the ratchet and see if that helps.

    Otherwise, you can use a wrench to remove the fitting the plug is in and then replace the fitting... right?

    Let us know how you make out, OK?

    Mark
  • Mar 7, 2015, 09:36 AM
    talaniman
    I would go with the socket and a breaker bar myself.

    http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_7zelt1ei2k_p

    Or a Rigid alum pipe wrench/with a pipe cheater,

    https://cdn2.ridgid.com/resources/me...=US&type=image

    Cheater bar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    And keep a NICE hammer handy to start the process. The good thing about rigid wrenches is you can use one to beat the other. If the whole thing turns, you have to back it up with a pipe wrench

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFBuEmE3sDI

    Tightening, or LOOSENING is the same process, different direction.
  • Mar 7, 2015, 04:55 PM
    Milo Dolezal
    Use 2 large wrenches. The bigger the wrench, the easier it will break the grip

    Milo

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