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May 21, 2008 | 12:55 PM

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bsharris

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RE: Drain Plugs

As for the O-rings, I wouldn't personally buy them from HD. They are about 2-3 bucks and they are only going to give you Buna-N O-rings. On my 07 Ultra, all three drain plugs use the same O-ring and the industry standard size is a -013. The problem with the Buna-N O-ring is they are only rated up to 230-240 F. That is probably fine for the most part, but you can put a Viton O-ring in place of it for literally pennies a piece and Viton will handle up to 400 F. I know you shouldn't ever see this (goodbye motor if you do), but it is real cheap insurance and they don't cost much to keep a sack of them around. For my money and the fact that I am in the seal & gasket business it only makes sense. You can pick these up at a good local seal house like Motion Industries, Kaman Industrial Technologies, Applied Industrial or Martin Fluid Power. I buy these wholesale and they are about .05 - .10 each. Very cheap for the best money can buy.

May 21, 2008 | 02:35 PM

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caspr2

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Look in your owner manual it should all be there including touque spec
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+1

May 21, 2008 | 03:57 PM

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Ok bsharris, how about you hook me up with a bag and double or triple the price for a little profit. Thanks

May 28, 2008 | 10:22 AM

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captjon37
Just pm'd you.

May 28, 2008 | 10:40 AM

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ORIGINAL: bsharris

captjon37
Just pm'd you.

I'll take a PM from ya too if you don't mind

May 28, 2008 | 05:55 PM

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ORIGINAL: bsharris

captjon37
Just pm'd you.

I'll take a PM from ya too if you don't mind

same here.

May 28, 2008 | 06:00 PM

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me 3

May 28, 2008 | 08:37 PM

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RE: Drain Plugs

Thank you for the great input. After my first "rolling Thunder ride" I manage to find a maintenance manual for my bike. With this inputs and going through the manual I shouldn't have any problem changing the fluids in my bike. Thank you again.