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Re: Thread help on oil plug!!
« Reply #65 on: December 22, 2006, 07:21:43 PM » Quote
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Good News!
I just figured out an inexpensive and easy work around.
I was toying with the idea of a Fram SureDrain or Fumoto valve last week when I read about this issue. It really isn't good dropping 7K on a ride, and then it has such a weak point in a very vulnerable area (like dumping its lifeblood on the trail, and letting you know once the engine siezes...15 miles from your truck...at -20º below...in your underwear...with no beer...2 days after your GF dumped you for a guy named Sven...)
So, tonight, I bit the bullet and put a 21mm socket to the factory-sealed engine case drain bolt. Cocked my head to the side, gave the bolt the ol' Festus eye, and with a counter-clockwise nudge, she was loose. No drama, no trauma. Spun it out the rest of the way by hand, and my threads were pristine.
Grabbed my spare Fram SureDrain (Model# SD-2, Thread M14x1.5). Fits like OJ's glove. Tight, but guilty. Guilty of doing the job. Like a charm, too.
See the photo essay, below. Sorry about the cellcam shots. I can redo these with a 5MP digi later.
The Fram is just a half a mm longer, and last week I though it'd be too long and hang too low, but with my ProArmor skid in place, its actually tucking up, down on up in there, nicely.
For those who haven't obliterated their threads, this may be an option for you. I am going to go with it.
For those who have tapped their original threads, there may be a Fram or Fumoto that'll fit the tap size you used.
For those who are going to tap their original threads, this may help you pick a tap size that'll accommodate one of these drain plugs.