That really sucks.....

 

It has to be torqued to specification to avoid this. May have to retread it.

 

22 ft pounds. Kinda hard getting a torque wrench in there though.

 

When tightening steel bolts into aluminum you have to be really careful not to over tighten. Just barely snug is good, but a torque wrench is always the best bet. Use one once and you'll be surprised how little torque most bolts require.

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be careful not to use it in cold surroundings though. It wont give a proper reading if it is a click torque wrench. I use a dial after I had one snap off my triple tree pinch bolt in 50% weather. That was f@c%ed. My bike was sole transportation at the time too.

 

Well good news, I pulled the drain plug out and noticed the last thread was flat. So I pulled the front drain plug out and put that on in the rear bam no issues. Thankfully it's just the bolt. Sucks I can't ride to work tomorrow, looks like I will be calling around to find a new drain plug.


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Make sure that isn't the crush washer suck in the threads. It could also be part of the aluminum threads.

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Well bad bad news the oil pan threads are done. I have a guy said they can look at it tomorrow and might have to retread it to a bigger size drain plug. I am freaked out


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You'll be alright. I had to go up a size on an oil plug on one of my bikes and had no issues.

 

I bottomed my Fury out while loading it up in the U haul last summer after my fuel pump failed on the way to the Dragon. I've had a drip problem ever since. My little Honda Davidson in the basement with a pig mat catching the oil. I'm due for an oil change so I guess I'll take a better look at it then.

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Well the bike is under the knife today. Small shop in town said they could drill out the oil pan out and have new threads put in with a larger drain plug. I cried dropping her off, I know man up right? I should find out sometime soon if it went well.


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i've changed oil in all types of bikes,,since 1968.! dirt @ street,,and never changed oil plug 'crusher' washers. just take plug out @ snug back in. do it a thousand times,with same washer. come on guy's !

 

This.... Unless its damaged and coming off leave it.

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WTF, how doe's that happen?

 

Think i learned all about alum parts putting a alum intake manifold on my 69 impala when i was 20yrs old.....threads are not forgiving at all.....