| Author | Message | ||
     Travisd |
A quick update on my stripped oil plug at 1k miles, dealer will not cover this under warranty. I guess buells warranty are lies. (just like their torque specs) They said when they get around to it they will try and put a time sert into it. Who knows what they will charge me. I should have got the v-strom. I have to say my klr is a nicer bike, it works. The bike will be for sale after this mess is over. | ||
| Chrisrogers3 |
You certainly have a bit of animosity don't you. Try not to use the cheater bar when you tighten down your drain plug-it may very well lead to stripped threads.  I have always put thread tape on my drain plugs and tightened them down just to the point they are snug. I have never had a problem and I have owned 5 buells now. | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Who's the one that over tightened it? Oh, it was you. I agree that Buell should have steel female threads to screw a steel plug into but they don't. I screwed up the female threads on my Electraglide about 3 years ago but instead of wailing about it online, I fixed it myself with a Helicoil kit and I still own the glide. Everybody screws things up now and then but sometimes you just need to man-up, take responsibility, and then fix it yourself. Here's a link that shows how to do the Helicoil. http://www.roadstarmagazine.com/modules.php?name=N ews&file=article&sid=233 Some use a Timesert http://www.timesert.com/ It doesn't take a rocket scientist to use these kits and it certainly is cheaper than having a grease monkey flunky do it for you. You ever notice how unfriendly some of those guys are. It's because they hate their job. | ||
| Ry329 |
True but i have a 08 uly and service manuals and the torque specs are still wrong so how can they not replace under warranty? | ||
| Travisd |
They insist the torque settings are correct. This is why I am so mad. I have read a dozen or so posts on stripped oil plugs and they all got the swingarm replaced under the warranty. Is there a lemon law on bikes? | ||
| Darthane |
Perhaps (varies by state), however, have you stripped and replaced said bolt 3 times, while doing so according to the manual? I think pretty much every lemon law requires that the same thing be 'fixed' at least three times and still failing in the same manner. | ||
| Chadhargis |
Torque spec is WRONG in my manual. WAY too high. But I'm the stupid one for torquing a drain plug. I've never used anything but "german torque specs" for drain plugs...you know...."Guttentite". I just thought the high torque value might have been due to the shaking the motor gives the chassis. I fixed mine with a time cert, and it's never leaked and I won't have to worry about stripping it ever again....not with a carbon steel insert in it.  | ||
| Reepicheep |
Seems like a repair under warranty would be fair, given the typo in the manual. Seems like a waste to replace the whole swingarm (IMHO). Likewise, if it was my bike, I would have it fixed tonight for $50 in parts and less then 1 hour in time and get on with my life... but again, thats just one mans opinion... I'll trade you my KLR for a Uly straight up. I even have a complete parts bike for it in pieces that I will include, so there is two of everything. It currently goes about 3 miles before it blows coolant out of the left radiator and quickly overheats. The other motor has a ruined head, after the bike somehow consumed 1 quart of oil in one day of riding about 300 miles... and Kawasaki didn't think an oil pressure sensor and light was worth the $8 parts investment. But I digress. (Message edited by reepicheep on August 05, 2008) (Message edited by reepicheep on August 05, 2008) | ||
| Hughlysses |
Travis- I know you're royally PO'ed but this is really a LITTLE thing. Why don't you try calling Buell Customer Service and nicely discussing the problem? You might find out that with ~15 minutes of effort, this whole thing would be taken care of. If you call up and start venting about lemon laws and such, I'm sure you're not gonna get any satisfaction, but give them a chance to do right and you might be pleasantly surprised. | ||
| Prowler |
Travis, installing in a Timesert with some green loc-tite sounds like a "better than new" fix for your drain plug issue. Would be a shame to discard a bike based on a relatively minor problem as this. Fix it....ride it...get some fresh air and you'll feel better about the whole thing. |
