| Author | Message | ||
     Samc |
It seems like it should be practical to drill and tap the primary to relocate the drain to a place where I can reach it without dropping the muffler; probably encourage frequent changes, in fact. Has anybody done this, and where? I was thinking of the thick boss next to the tension shoe mounting, which is amply thick and should accept a drain plug from a big twin primary just fine. Unfortunately, it's not the lowest spot in the primary so some old oil and crud would always stay behind. Any suggestions on a better location? I suppose I could pull the primary and look, lots of fun; it's easier to ask the question. Nothing helpful turned up with a search. | ||
| Stevem123 |
I did that on my S3T and it's worked out just fine. I put it in the thick part just behind the chain tensioner and as far back as possible. BC Steve | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Wouldn't it be more easy to modify the muffler? You know like putting a dent in it with a hammer? The "new" 2000 X1,M2 mufflers already had this dent. | ||
| Blake |
In the future please post topics like this to the applicable topic in the Knowledge Vault. We'll be moving this one there soon. Thanks for helping to get BadWeB organized.  172689 | ||
| Jackbequick |
I made a small catch pan/oil draining funnel out of a plastic gas antifreeze bottle. I can put that under the drain plug, back it out with a racheting box end, and about 95% of the oil winds up in a drain can. I clean any oil off the muffler with aerosol parts cleaner when I'm done. It maybe adds a few minutes to getting the drain plug out but it is a lot faster than pulling the muffler off. Jack | ||
| Samc |
problem solved; thanks, Stevem. With the V&H muffler there's no room, none, to get the drain out, and it'd have to be a serious dent. The V&H is a wide, flat oval, interferes more than the stock. I drilled and tapped a 1/8 npt hole between the tensioner and the rear of those two bigger bolts that go in where the Sportster footpeg mounts; it's about 1/2" thick there. Screwed in a big twin drain plug, voila! Drains on the sidestand. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Ahh you have a V&H. I had to help my friend with his M2. Those things are EVIL to work on. I thought you were talking about the old "pep boys" muffler that didn't have a dent in it. |
