| Author | Message | ||
     Southsidebuellone |
Don't miss out. They'll be gone. Home Depot. 10 pack $1.97 | ||
| Dbird29 |
Do O rings need to be Viton or Teflon? | ||
| Fmaxwell |
I've been using Nitrile O-rings (AKA Buna-N). Nitrile has excellent resistance to petroleum-based oils and fuels, water, and alcohols. Nitrile also has good resistance to acids and bases. It's not so good with UV or ozone, but that's not an issue on an oil drain plug. It also tends to be very strong and resistant to tearing and breaking. | ||
| Microchop |
Southsidebuellone: I wish I had all of free time you do. | ||
| Dbird29 |
How do you tell a good quality O-ring? Country of manufacture, place of retail? | ||
| Southsidebuellone |
Actually... that dude that said the #10 is the correct o-ring for the drain bolt is el wrongo to my knowledge. I was just at home deschmo and found that to my eye the # 41 is the exact fitment. 9/16" o.d. x 7/16"i.d x 1/16" Home Depot # 96755 , Danco brand. In the plumbing section. I took the drain plug and the o-ring, the brand new one I have with me and compared. #10 too wide. I did the footwork. You guys do the slams. I retaliate and get death threats for doing my civic duty. | ||
| Dbird29 |
Will that Home Depot O-ring hold up to oil & gas? I would be concerned that an O-ring from the plumbing section is designed to hold in shit and not oil. Did you use your O-ring sizing chart? http://www.marcorubber.com/sizingchart.htm When you say they will be gone, "Don't miss out. They'll be gone", does that mean forever or just temporarily? Perhaps you have an inside track to The Home Depot's inventory and ordering system. | ||
| Southsidebuellone |
it' will hold... no need making a mountain out of a molehill. no i didnt use the o-ring sizing chart. i used my 20/20 eyes. and I put it on the drain plug as well. and stole it. | ||
| Ccryder |
SSBO: Thanks for the good info. Neil S. | ||
| Dbird29 |
Oh wait, I already "stole" mine!  | ||
| No_rice |
wow i still have the original ones on 21,000 miles later. i wish it would start leaking so i could go buy some... | ||
| Fmaxwell |
Thanks southsidebuellone. The one I bought from the dealer was in the package that said it was a #10 with dimensions of 11/16" OD x 1/2" ID x 3/32" cross section. The Buell oil drain plug is a 1/2"-20 UNF, so I think that the 1/2" ID is correct. But 7/16" will probably also work since they do stretch. | ||
| M1combat |
Original ones after 48K miles... No leaks... | ||
| Southsidebuellone |
well... A side by side comparison shows that the harley one given to me by a dealer looks CHEAPER then the danco ones from home depot. H-D one no dull finish rubberly looking. Danco one shiny finish non-rubberly looking. You guys actually thing HARLEY and Buell use the best possible top shelf stuff for parts? You got to be kidding me if you do. Look at them cheapo fasteners they use. They give you the it's good enough stuff. Any oil and gas exposure questions asked above are defeated as these o-rings are more likely to tear then to evaporate like star trek. I swear some of you must really be suckers if you think that the utmost quality comes from Buell branded / harley branded parts. While that might be true on some things. But remember "quality" is a subjective thing. I don't go through boxes and boxes of o-rings for the oil changes I did countless times on that FXD. I do know the fasteners and o-rings are farmed out. If you Buell guys are so worried about quality, why do you ride Japanese sprung Buells? Italian frame. Australian wheels. I have a couple sets of Chinese wrenches and the chrome on them is second to none. Take a look at husky brand tools at home depot they are just as every bit as good as Crapsman i mean Craftsmans. Don't be sold a bill of goods. | ||
| Dwunundabkr |
wow dude are you for real you want to rant and rave over a •••••• o ring mate get a life even better still go for a ride and live a little  | ||
| Ustorque |
southside there were rumors going around that over the last few days maybe you had changed your tune , nice to see thats not so.......i love the fact that you choose to insult everyone in your posts, very true to form..................  (Message edited by ustorque on September 02, 2007) | ||
| Daves |
wow, good to know! After like a million years, I'll be able to buy a hamburger with all the money I am going to save. I'm still using the original one on my FLHT after 64,000 miles. Doesn't leak a drop. |
