| Author | Message | ||
     Johndeereb |
Just bought my first Buell, 06 XB12X and of course the drain plug was stripped. only got to ride it 10 miles. Does anyone have a Time-Sert #0122A installation kit they would loan, rent or sell? | ||
| Uly_dude |
Hey Johndeereb, I need to do the same thing this winter. Have you priced the kit yet? How much for the insert only then? Just wondering. If no one chimes in here, maybe we could go in on a kit together or maybe a few others here to? But let's spell out the costs, especially if they're significant. Greg | ||
| Buewulf |
A helicoil should work fine. I've used them several times before, and they are a good bit cheaper. Just make sure you get the tang out and use some thread locker. Thick grease on the bit will minimize shavings, and you can "flush" whats left out by pouring a thin oil in and just letting it flow out. If you want a real cheap fix, I've had a $1.20 single-oversize self-tapping drain plug in a Yamaha for eight years that hasn't wept a drop of oil. | ||
| Johndeereb |
I ordered the kit from Ebay,$101.49 and it comes with five inserts. The inserts cannot be used without the special drill, Counter sink, non-standard size tap, and installation tool to spread the back side of the insert. Looks to be the best fix and easy to do. I thought if I use one insert and sell the kit for $80.00 and the next guy uses one and sells it for $60.00 and so on, it would only cost five of us $20.00 each. Just a thought. | ||
| Scooter808484 |
I might be in for that! I think the inserts themselves are cheap, too. | ||
| Uly_dude |
And that makes 2 of us(3 total so far)! Put me on the list. I won't need it though until like December. Great idea and way to pool our resources James! Greg | ||
| Johndeereb |
I got the drain plug time-sert installed, it looks like something the factory should have done. Very easy to install, I had one of our toll makers machine a drill and counter bore guide. The kit comes with a tap guide but not a drill guide. I used a 3/8 ratchet and a 1/2" socket with the drill and c'bore guide as I did not want to use a drill as the higher rpm could sling chips inside the swing arm. I flushed the swing arm with some kerosene and used bent Q-tips inside the hole to remove any chips, seems like it is cleaner than new.I measured the thickness of the swingarm hole, and it was about .060 thiner than the .405 length of the insert so I cut 1/16 deep radius grooves four places in the end of the insert so the oil will drain and not leave a little in the bottom. I used Loctite 609 on the insert OD threads so it will never come loose. I bought a "dead soft" copper plug washer as the original O-ring may not seal because the insert does not have a 60 degree counter sink like the factory hole did. I tightened it to 20 ft lb.I did put a little teflon paste on the threads but I don't think it is needed. If you need the kit ( with the extra drl guide) let me know. Thanks James | ||
| Uly_dude |
James, sent you a PM. Greg |
