Expensive lesson
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From: Charleston, SC
Probably just replaced the pan.
New oil pan is 91.30, 10 dollar gasket, 10 dollars in replacement oil drain plugs/o-rings Plus labor maybe?
Seems like it would be much more but the parts aren't really that much...
lp
New oil pan is 91.30, 10 dollar gasket, 10 dollars in replacement oil drain plugs/o-rings Plus labor maybe?
Seems like it would be much more but the parts aren't really that much...
lp
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Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Guymon, OK
Next time, head to your local NAPA, they sell PLUS 1, 2 and 3 oversize drain plugs for under ten bucks. They just retap the stripped hole as they go in for the first time. I stripped the oil pan on my old Dyna and had the dealer fix it as well. Very expensive. Then I learned about these damn plus size drain plugs. Live and learn. I guess this is a somewhat common screwup on oil pans.
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From: Newcastle, OK
Next time, head to your local NAPA, they sell PLUS 1, 2 and 3 oversize drain plugs for under ten bucks. They just retap the stripped hole as they go in for the first time. I stripped the oil pan on my old Dyna and had the dealer fix it as well. Very expensive. Then I learned about these damn plus size drain plugs. Live and learn. I guess this is a somewhat common screwup on oil pans.
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From: Frozelandia, Minnysota
Next time, head to your local NAPA, they sell PLUS 1, 2 and 3 oversize drain plugs for under ten bucks. They just retap the stripped hole as they go in for the first time. I stripped the oil pan on my old Dyna and had the dealer fix it as well. Very expensive. Then I learned about these damn plus size drain plugs. Live and learn. I guess this is a somewhat common screwup on oil pans.
Another note - these self tappers are made for a variety of applications; another common thing to strip is guide pins in disk brakes, and some of those are available as oversize self tapping, but I don't know if they are for Harleys.
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From: Portsmouth
It happens. Changing the oil on my Suzuki sportbike I got my righty tighty/lefty loosey mixed up removing the drain bolt and stripped it. I wanted to remove the pan due to possible metal that may have worked its way loose. Removed lower fairings, removed head pipe, and then removed the pan. The inside of this particular pan had a thin collar w/slot (for oil drainage) the oil bolt threaded in to. Tapping it for a slightly larger size was not an option because the collar was not thick enough so ordered a new pan, oil pan, and exhaust gaskets. Now I double check the direction I turn the wrench before I do anything.
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Don't feel to bad...we've all been there and I'm sure I'll strip a few more bolts/threads along the way. At least it's in the forefront of your mind for future oil changes (careful, I stripped this one last time)...
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Next time, head to your local NAPA, they sell PLUS 1, 2 and 3 oversize drain plugs for under ten bucks. They just retap the stripped hole as they go in for the first time. I stripped the oil pan on my old Dyna and had the dealer fix it as well. Very expensive. Then I learned about these damn plus size drain plugs. Live and learn. I guess this is a somewhat common screwup on oil pans.