Core Plugs Triumph Herald

[doris1965]

Hi i have just joined this site because i have just started driving and have a Triumph Herald, one of my core plugs is leeking and i wanted to know the best way to fix this and where to buy the correct size/type of replacment would be?

Nicole :)

[ferny]

Buy a set of new ones. Knock out the old by tapping the edge with a screwdriver and hammer so it rotates allowing you to grab the edge of it. Then tap the new one in with a socket which just fits it.

Simple.

All the normal places sell them. Canleys, Padocks, etc.

[Velocita Rosso]

OK.....then buy them from Canley Classics/Fitchetts/Rimmers
If the above doesn`t work ,then smack a screwdriver into the centre,creating a hole, then lever/prise out
We usually smear some red hermetite on the sides of new before replacing

[drofgum]

Nicole,
A word of caution about using a socket to install new core plugs: Don't use the very largest socket that can fit in the plug. Sometimes the socket is such a good fit that it can't be removed once the core plug has been installed. Make sure there will be some room around the socket once the plug is in so you can get your socket back.
                                                                   Cheers,
                                                                   Paul