Engine drain plug stuck
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From: The Internet (& Dyer, Indiana)
Man, do the guy a favor,.....
Leave his bike alone!
You don't know what you are doing, you almost cracked his cases buy pulling the sump plug (cold stuck sump plug, with a huge breaker bar),.... (wrong plug)
your buddy advised you wrong (heat expands making the bolt come out easier, not harder),..... just leave the dam thing alone!
I'd beat the crap outa somebody tried to "help" me like that,....
You are just wanting to "tinker".
Tinker on your own bike!!!
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Leave his bike alone!
You don't know what you are doing, you almost cracked his cases buy pulling the sump plug (cold stuck sump plug, with a huge breaker bar),.... (wrong plug)
your buddy advised you wrong (heat expands making the bolt come out easier, not harder),..... just leave the dam thing alone!
I'd beat the crap outa somebody tried to "help" me like that,....
You are just wanting to "tinker".
Tinker on your own bike!!!
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Last edited by Faast Ed; Dec 24, 2009 at 03:07 PM.
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Sorry for the harshness dude, I know you were trying to help.
If you would have come here first and asked about the plugs, that would have been righteous. But once you broke off that socket in his case drain plug, you crossed the line where you could have caused him a motor rebuild.
Honestly, would you and your "adviser" buddy have offered to pay for new cases with labor to install? Would you? be honest with yourself! (Lie to us if you want).
Your buddy has enough problems. No excuse for going at it "in the blind" on his bike like that! I'm sure he didn't ask for that.
If you would have come here first and asked about the plugs, that would have been righteous. But once you broke off that socket in his case drain plug, you crossed the line where you could have caused him a motor rebuild.
Honestly, would you and your "adviser" buddy have offered to pay for new cases with labor to install? Would you? be honest with yourself! (Lie to us if you want).
Your buddy has enough problems. No excuse for going at it "in the blind" on his bike like that! I'm sure he didn't ask for that.
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From: Bluffton,SC
If you look under the oil tank follow the hose out the bottum right side, you will see a bracket under the bracket is the oil plug. This is the drain for the oil. The one between the shocks is the trans drain. If you run into any more ?? you can pm me I'll give you my phone number and answer any other ??
Last edited by rickb; Dec 24, 2009 at 07:34 PM.
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Why is it you guys are putting your hands all over this guys bike?
Did he ask you to?
Would you like people finger f_king your bike if you were laid up?
People with wrenches that were "guessing" where stuff was at?
This just ain't right, man!
Did he ask you to?
Would you like people finger f_king your bike if you were laid up?
People with wrenches that were "guessing" where stuff was at?
This just ain't right, man!
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A freeze plug on an air cooled Harley? Just curious, I have never seen a freeze plug in a Harley motor, and I've never seen a hex socket in a freeze plug on a water cooled engine. Maybe I'm missing something.
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From: 40 miles Northeast of Indy..
Here is one of the best sites I've found for this one.....
http://www.dudeworld.com.au/HOWTO.ENGINE.HTML
If U use an allen wrench,,, Ur on the wrong bolt... and as stated above Ur lucky U didn't mess us the case busting the freeze plug out...
http://www.dudeworld.com.au/HOWTO.ENGINE.HTML
If U use an allen wrench,,, Ur on the wrong bolt... and as stated above Ur lucky U didn't mess us the case busting the freeze plug out...
Last edited by oct1949; Dec 25, 2009 at 05:36 AM.
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From: In a van, down by the river.
Hey faast mouth, I can see your point since you don't know the way it went down.
I was there helping put the front end on the bike and guy who owns the bike was there. He asked me to change the fluids out and he is the one that pointed out the drains. After bending the allen, not breaking, I told him we should hold off that something obviously wasn't right - and I came here for the assistance.
We don't need you or anyone else blowing your spout about how stupid someone else is. I'm the one that halted the potential problem. With you being perfect and knowing everything, I'm surprised you are even a member of a forum. I sure as hell would be surprised if you were here to make friends, because it appears you don't have the social skills to do so.
If you would rather critisize than help, I have no problem with you just keeping your 2 cents to yourself.
I was there helping put the front end on the bike and guy who owns the bike was there. He asked me to change the fluids out and he is the one that pointed out the drains. After bending the allen, not breaking, I told him we should hold off that something obviously wasn't right - and I came here for the assistance.
We don't need you or anyone else blowing your spout about how stupid someone else is. I'm the one that halted the potential problem. With you being perfect and knowing everything, I'm surprised you are even a member of a forum. I sure as hell would be surprised if you were here to make friends, because it appears you don't have the social skills to do so.
If you would rather critisize than help, I have no problem with you just keeping your 2 cents to yourself.
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From: In a van, down by the river.
Hey mtairy, oct, mitchell, greenthumb and rick, thanks for helping me work it out and for not making an *** out of yourselves by jumping to a bunch of assumptions.