Drain plug o-ring popped off!
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Pagman, get rid of the tape and/or dope. Be sure to remove ALL of that crap. Then get a #012 o-ring (if memory serves). It should have to be stretched and rolled into position on the plug and the fit should be tight. Lube it with a drop of motor oil and install (no more than snug). I guarantee it will not roll up, tear, or otherwise move from it's location on the plug, nor will it leak.
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Roadlord and Leftcoaster.... sigh, where do I begin? I just wanted to know why my oring got squished and you guys are at each other's throats! Roadlord, your methods work because you're passionate about what you do and you take an extra measurement to secure your work. Leftcoaster, you're adamant in working precisely to the manufacturer's specs and it seems like you adhere to those standards (i sound like a damn horoscope). I don't think there's anything wrong with either method just as long as it works as it should for your individual needs. In this case, a non-leaky drain plug. Seriously, the two of you disapprove of using plumbers tape and I just used it myself. Am I a welp too? (what the hell is that anyway??) Personally, I'm strict about adhering to certain standards and I improvise on others with my own methods. Simply speaking, we all want to achieve the same goals. "Can't we all just get along?" (just don't drown in your pool).
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LOL, I was wondering who was going to bring that up. I have the long needle based one which I feel is difficult to get an exact reading. Do you know what the factory spec is?
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Pagman, there's only two reasons why that o-ring pushes out: using the wrong o-ring or using teflon tape/pipe dope on the threads. That's all and that's it.
I told you this right from the start, man and then you put teflon tape on your plug, and the o-ring pushed out. What more is there to say?
Adios.
I told you this right from the start, man and then you put teflon tape on your plug, and the o-ring pushed out. What more is there to say?
Adios.
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Pagman, there's only two reasons why that o-ring pushes out: using the wrong o-ring or using teflon tape/pipe dope on the threads. That's all and that's it.
I told you this right from the start, man and then you put teflon tape on your plug, and the o-ring pushed out. What more is there to say?
Adios.
I told you this right from the start, man and then you put teflon tape on your plug, and the o-ring pushed out. What more is there to say?
Adios.
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If the o-ring is being damaged in anyway while installing the drain plug there is some other problem causing it... It is not the torque!
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Pagman, get rid of the tape and/or dope. Be sure to remove ALL of that crap. Then get a #012 o-ring (if memory serves). It should have to be stretched and rolled into position on the plug and the fit should be tight. Lube it with a drop of motor oil and install (no more than snug). I guarantee it will not roll up, tear, or otherwise move from it's location on the plug, nor will it leak.
RoadLord O'RoadLord, Ya know, just because you been using your pipe dope for years doesn't make it correct. It isn't, man. If you want to slather your machines with that crap, slather away - they're your bikes. But doing that to someone else's machine is just plain wrong as is suggesting that someone else do the same.
Dude, wake up and smell the coffee - HD actually moved into the 20th century with they're cases and machine work many years ago (early 80's). Too bad you didn't move with 'em.
RoadLord O'RoadLord, Ya know, just because you been using your pipe dope for years doesn't make it correct. It isn't, man. If you want to slather your machines with that crap, slather away - they're your bikes. But doing that to someone else's machine is just plain wrong as is suggesting that someone else do the same.
Dude, wake up and smell the coffee - HD actually moved into the 20th century with they're cases and machine work many years ago (early 80's). Too bad you didn't move with 'em.
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Roadlord and Leftcoaster.... sigh, where do I begin? I just wanted to know why my oring got squished and you guys are at each other's throats! Roadlord, your methods work because you're passionate about what you do and you take an extra measurement to secure your work. Leftcoaster, you're adamant in working precisely to the manufacturer's specs and it seems like you adhere to those standards (i sound like a damn horoscope). I don't think there's anything wrong with either method just as long as it works as it should for your individual needs. In this case, a non-leaky drain plug. Seriously, the two of you disapprove of using plumbers tape and I just used it myself. Am I a welp too? (what the hell is that anyway??) Personally, I'm strict about adhering to certain standards and I improvise on others with my own methods. Simply speaking, we all want to achieve the same goals. "Can't we all just get along?" (just don't drown in your pool).