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Stripped the Tranny plug........HELP!

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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by daddybones
probably right, but if she comes over again wearing what she wore, I may just destroy something else.............not necessarily on the bike........
you can't wear it out ... believe me I've tried ... but it might get sore :>)
 
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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 06:07 PM
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you could always go with a baker 1.5 pan and then brag to your neighbor how yours is bigger.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 06:13 PM
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Experience is" any drain plug with an O ring only needs to be wrist tight" the O ring does the sealing not the threads. Just a good rule of thumb.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 06:18 PM
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Make me want to start drinking the next time I work on my bike. geeez!
 
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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 06:31 PM
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A picture of her "Sporty" would be helpful....and....just snug the drain plug next time...
 
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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by themensh
A picture of her "Sporty" would be helpful....and....just snug the drain plug next time...
Well if she is anything like my neighbor...... .....She really knows how to hold a tool......
 
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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by UUNetBill
Yeah, not having junk in the tranny is a good thing...no matter HOW you look at it...
Hate to break it to you but you would be surprised at the junk in your case.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by soft 02
Hate to break it to you but you would be surprised at the junk in your case.

No there's not. Been there, done that, got the tshirt (Mine pulled threads out with the plug). There is a pretty good lip at the top of the thread. The thread is 1/2-28 I was thinking but may just been -20. the hole that actually goes through the pan is only about 1/4" Helicoil is easy way to fix it, just jack it up and drill slowly. Poured a quart of ATF through mine just to see and it was perfectly clean when it came out. Several thousand miles later no problems.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 10:47 PM
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Do ya think she did that on purpose?


I mean, she could be braggin to all her friends on spacebookie right now...
 
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Years ago I had one that was striped out, had just enough bite left to hold the bolt in so I smeared J-B Weld around the head and just left it, changed out the pan before the next fluid change.
 
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