Timmons Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 Overtightened drain plug and stripped it out. I guess its possible to re-tap? If so where could a guy find one? Thanks for any of your help. T Quote
dajogejr Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 measure your current one, if it's toasted...get a spark plug (Yes..they are teh same size, I'm not kidding) and measure it. Most auto supply houses will have self tapping oversized drain plugs. If it's totally Fubar'd...they make rubber plugs that expand to seal the hole as you tighten them. Quote
skinindustries Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 If you do get one of those rubber do-jobs keep an eye on it I had one in my oil fill hole and somehow when I was ridin it came out yeah I guess clutches and engines don't like dirt haha anyway they are not bad just keep an eyes on it especialy if it is your oil drain plug you could always get a heli-coil I think that is what they are called like threads you screw in those work really good Quote
flyhighprerunner Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 Damn Dave, know that you mention it, it does look like the same size threads and pitch...see that learn something new everyday... Quote
dajogejr Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 Cam...I read it somewhere else and to be honest, I don't remember where. Kept it stored up there in the brain cells I haven't killed.... Buddy lost drain plug on the trails. Obviously, we towed him back to camp to not damage the tranny (after spitting some out...not like the tranny would've gone far anyways...) But put a spark plug in, broke off some of the porcelin so it wasn't sticking out, then filled it up and finished out a weekend (day and a half left ) of riding.... A drive to a hardware store or a dealer for a replacement plug was WAY out of the question...we HAD to ride...LOL. Quote
Timmons Posted October 31, 2008 Author Report Posted October 31, 2008 Thank you guys for your help. Bought an oversized drain plug and as good as new..... almost Quote
jbooker82 Posted November 4, 2008 Report Posted November 4, 2008 You might as well run a dumy spark plug wire from it to while your there. Tell em it a 3 cylinder. Quote
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