Buggered my sump plug.

After 1 too many oil changes without using a torque wrench, I felt my sump
plug 'give' when I tightened it and now there's the tell-tale drip of oil
forming near the threads.

Anywhere in Brisbane that could fix it without my having to drop the sump
first (after removing the fairings, draining the radiator, removing the
radiator, dropping the headers, etc etc)?

Would a helicoil do the job, or do they use an oversize sump plug and tap
the threads?

Michael.

PS Why do they use steel sump plugs and alloy sumps?

 

You should be able to get an oversize tap and re-tap the thread ,then use an
oversize plug.Better than helicoils
Check the bike shops .
Alloy sump plugs would cause bigger problems.

 

depends, did you crack it or just chew the thread out ?

why do people not use a torque wrench ?

reason for not using alloy/alloy as alloy grows and it would bind up and
really stuff things up for ya

 

Good question, I'm pretty sure I just started to strip the threads. Not too
sure if I want to remove the plug to check, as at least it's still rideable
atm.

Michael.

 

Because you're not meant to hang off the thing with a breaker!

I don't like your chances of fixing it without removing the sump.

If you're in Iron Knob right now or something, swaddle the bugger up
with high-temp plumbers tape (it's sometimes called 'gasfitters tape')
and it'll probably hold well enough to get you home.

-----sharks

 

So you have to buy a new sump rather than a 30 cent bolt

time to split the cases son



John

 

Whilst not related to a repair, do you always use combination 150mm wrenches
? Usually it's hard to strip threads above 10mm with those unless you go mad
with strength.

 

The bodgy technique is to remove your sump plug, drill and tap it for a
(say) 8mm bolt, then araldite it back into your sump.

If you *do* use that technique, I'd recommend holding the araldited
plug with a spanner while you tighten or remove the "sub sump plug".


BTH

 

Or just araldite the plug in and drain the oil out the dipstick hole
by laying the bike on its side. Ummm.

The really bodgy thing to do is not drain the oil at all, just
top it up and let it leak out the failed driveshaft bearing.
Instant chain oiler!

-----sharks

 

Previous bikes, mate, previous bikes. Not that I'd ever do anything
like that anyway But this friend of a friend ...

-----sharks

 

If it's a Harley it won't matter!!! They leak oil anyway!

And if it is a Harley and it's not leaking.... it's outta oil!!

 

I have in the past drilled out the hole and run the helicoil tap into the
hole then inserted the helicoil then dumped 2 lts of kero into engine to
flush out any swarf put a new fibre washer on sump bolt and never leaked
again.
most sump bolts are a 14mm thread. i have done this to tl1000, vtr 1000,
pegaso 650 and 2 zzr250s so far.

damige

 

And they don't have sumps...=> No sump plug to worry about...

 

could have bought a torque wrench

\

 

I think I know that friend....big guy, rides a Transalp...

 

5 bikes?? - time to get a tension wrench mate


johno

beer? < that doesn't need a tension wrench>

 

He could always be a bike mechanic. Or he could have a lot of mates who
don't knew their own strength.

If, on the other hand, he did manage to strip the sump plug threads on
five distinct bikes, I'd suggesting a slightly more drastic solution
than getting a torque wrench.

Indeed. You can damage them if you use them to twist stuff off.

IK,
who snapped a sparkplug in a cylinder head just the other week

 

Dont change the oil on the XR then boss...

 

Did you ever put oil in it, though?

 

..... are domoed to repaet it?

-----shraks