Stripped the sump drain thread!!!!!

[Tunesville]

I'm an ex Motor Mechanic so sorry if I smile a little when I read people getting confused turning a sump plug the wrong way because it is upside down.

Anyway what I have found with bolts and nuts in general.
Amateurs usually over tighten and there is no need for it.
Remember the leverage you are using from the spanner or what ever.
And if its an aluminum bolt/nut be even more careful.
Tight thats all.
It won't come off!!!!
Don't panic!
The only things that need a tension wrench imo are things like big end bolts, head gasket bolts etc.

The best way is tighten until it hits the end then stop.
Let go and come back at it fresh again with about the same strength and double check from another perspective because you have come off the bolt.

As for rusted bolts etc well sometimes shit happens, crc etc can help...but slowly does it.

In most cases it is the nut behind the bolt that causes the probs...lol

Sorry to hear the greif in this thread.....cross threaded bolts are a nightmare....especially when it involves something like removing your sump.
:-(((