HELP! I was taking an O2 sensor out of my 2000 maxima and it was rusted in there, while taking it out i held the wrench at an angle and stripped the last 2 of the 4 threads in the pipe going to the catalytic converter.

Now I cannot get my new O2 sensor in and can't drive the car!

If anyone can suggest how to fix this please help ASAP.

PS-sorry that I put this in the LT1 section but I need help really bad here.

Thanks!

 

vice-grip maybe and use some of that thread penetrate stuff. That is my best guess.......

 

Try the help section in the parts store maybe?? they have all kindsa weird stuff for crap like this there. Or get a tread tapper and fix the thread. Good parts store or a big hardware store shouyld have the tapper you need. Who knows though it is a *** car

 

any other ideas? TTT

 

The O2 thread is 18mm which is the same as a large spark plug. Getting a tap is about the only way I know of that will work unless you cut it off and replace it.

Botch

 

I ended up getting a 3/4-16 tap and turned it for about an hour and finally got it in. Thanks for the input guys!