Drilling the pan for oil drain - a picture story
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HF has your back for $29. I've used it for other projects (never a pan), and it is crappy but usable.
http://www.harborfreight.com/38-in-v...ill-60610.html
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HF has your back for $29. I've used it for other projects (never a pan), and it is crappy but usable.
http://www.harborfreight.com/38-in-v...ill-60610.html
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That was going to be my next question. All the correctly sized drill bits that I had seen were 1/2" while all the right angle drills ae 3/8". Looks like poster below found a drill bit that works.
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Half inch right-angle drill:
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http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee...7-20/205462851
Another option is to put the 37/64 drill in a lathe so it fits in the 3/8" chuck. You don't need a lot of torque to drill an aluminum pan.![](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Half inch right-angle drill:
![](http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/400/ce/ce0595c4-d7dd-4987-8b8d-95930095ea0b_400.jpg)
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee...7-20/205462851
Another option is to put the 37/64 drill in a lathe so it fits in the 3/8" chuck. You don't need a lot of torque to drill an aluminum pan.
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I have only used the step drill bit on a pan off the car. I wouldn't dare to do it on the car. For those I used the correctly sized drill bit with a layer of tape to stop it from going in to far. So far I have only drilled and tapped oil pans on the car in NA's.
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