| Author | Message | ||
     Buelltroll |
Yesterday I changed the oil and tranny fluid. A canadian dealer stripped my primary plug about 5000 miles ago and I've been using a self tapping magnetic plug. Apparently I went just a bit too far tightening it and now it just spins in place and has a puddle underneath it. What would be the best way to fix this other than trying to get warrantied new cases? and wtff is a siv anyway? | ||
| Holling |
I would say get a new primary cover. Why didn't you get the dealer to replace it at the time they stripped it? A sieve is a fine mesh cloth or screen used to strain out impurities. | ||
| Kdan |
A sieve is a fine mesh cloth or screen used to strain out impurities. I use mine to strain pasta. | ||
| Teeps |
There's a guy here on BadWeb that has a Time-sert kit he has loaned out in the past for the oil bag plug. Chadhargis Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2006 I have the Time Sert box in hand and will ship it to you overnight today. You should have it tomorrow in time for your trip. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142838/210450.html The plug is the same. You could time-sert the hole and it will be better than new! | ||
| Buelltroll |
I got the 5k service done 150 miles from home in Canadia. Didn't realize it was stripped until I got home. At the same time I realized that they didn't tighten one of my aftermarket bar ends and it had decided to jump ship somewhere along the way too. I pm'ed the guy about using his kit. | ||
| Tunes |
Years ago the primary plug on my '76 XLCH stripped. I used a rubber plug I purchased at the auto parts store. It was designed as an oil tank plug so no melting and no leaking. Came in several sizes/dia. with a small tool to pop it out to drain. They lasted several years easy. Got me on the road asap. | ||
| Buelltroll |
Just like a rubber cork type plug? That seems kinda ghetto. good thing I'm all about the broke as a joke ghetto fixes. | ||
| Glitch |
Donnie, didn't that get stripped out at least a year ago? While you were living out in Nowhere Dakota? | ||
| Tunes |
The following graphic shows a side view/cutaway of the oil plug/primary case... Protrusion of plug into case  Plug base/outside of primary case This graphic is a little bit exagerated, but you get the idea... I epoxy'd a plastic magnet to the inside of the primary to catch "stuff." Every now and then I would recharge the magnet. This setup worked great. I put 40K miles on the bike before, like a fool, I sold it. Sure wish I could find it. | ||
| Starter |
Yeah Time-serts are a pretty good fix, helicoils are just as good if done right. Any mower shop, engineering shop etc can do this stuff for you and usually the fix is better than original and permanant. Read on BadWEb last week someone replacing the primary inspection threads. |
