| Author | Message | ||
     Brucen |
I just finished changing the oil in my swingarm & primary. I used a torque wrench, but am not sure about how the plugs should feel when I tighten them. On engines with a crush washer I can feel the plug bottom out and stop turning before I reach the final torque. With the thread sealer & o-ring the drain plugs never felt like that. Should I feel the plugs stop turning before reaching the correct torque, or do I just pull until the torque wrench clicks? | ||
| Juniorkirk |
when i changed mine i never used a torque wrench. I just tightened it until it "felt" right, snug but not too snug, aluminum will strip if you over tighten it. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Someone will probably jump in, but the torque specs in the book are wrong. 19-20 ft/lbs will do it. Otherwise, you'll be looking for a timesert. (Message edited by ft_bstrd on September 09, 2006) | ||
| Davo |
I go 12-14 ft-lbs with 565 and safety wire. | ||
| Josh_cox |
The spec on H-D's is 19 ft/lbs and has always worked great on Buell's too! You will pull the threads out of aluminum doing the full spec. | ||
| Fullpower |
Drill the drain plug while the oil is draining, then snug it up and safety wire it. cant go wrong with safety wire.  | ||
| Buelltroll |
Damn dude don't you EVER wash that pig? | ||
| Brucen |
I have been thinking about safety wiring the plugs. Is there some place that sells pre-drilled plugs, or will I need to do my own? | ||
| Davo |
Just use a 1/16" bit. It helps to put the bit in the drill as far as possible. A drop of oil on the bit and use the low speed on a cordless drill and it will cut through in about 15 seconds. I put the bolt/plug in a vise to avoid scratching the engine if the bit takes a walk. | ||
| Ds_tiger |
search drain stripped drain plugs on this site- I wrote http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/32777/212813.html I FEEL YOUR PAIN- dood I feel the pain, owned a zillion bikes, but never had an issue with torque/ or feeling the tight spec on any of them - except this bad boy. So learn and move on as they say Tiger  | ||
| Buelltroll |
I had a Canadian dealer strip the hell out of mine at the 5000 mile service. Been using and over sized self tapping magnetic plug ever since. It still dribbles a bit if I don't retighten it once a month or so. 150 miles to home before I realized it. At the same time I realized they didn't retighten one of my aftermarket bar ends and it fell out somewhere along the way. BEWARE LONE STAR HD IN WINNIPEG!!! |
