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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: BrianK on August 12, 2015, 05:40:22 PM
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These little you-know-whats are a PITA. For me, they always stick and tear, necessitating a lot of clean up with a razor blade, etc., AND a new gasket.
Is anybody making an improved solution, like a silicone gasket? Other tips?
Tx all :tongue:
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MG Cycle sells thicker green ones. Light grease on both sides. Whats worse is dropping that little sump to change the oil. I get more on me and the floor than anywhere.
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Thanks Cam.
I do grease them. We'll see if it helps this time.
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I've often though about drilling a hole in the sump and welding in a "bung" for a drain plug. Would be a lot less mess that way.
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In lieu of scraping the old baked on gasket with a razor or something harder than the base metal try slathering on a bit of Aircraft gel paint stripper. Turns gaskets to ooze in a few minutes and it can safely be scraped away with an old credit card or plastic chisel.
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I've often though about drilling a hole in the sump and welding in a "bung" for a drain plug. Would be a lot less mess that way.
Why in MY day we DREAMED of havin a drain plug but nooooo........ we had to suck old gear oil out with a straw up our nose and sneeze it into a bucket!
But you try and tell the kids today that? They won't believe ya!
G.O.F.
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I've often though about drilling a hole in the sump and welding in a "bung" for a drain plug. Would be a lot less mess that way.
Ah! I just looked up this thread to ask if anyone had ever tapped the base plate for a drain plug! Without the base plate off, I couldn't remember if there was some reason (bolt would interfere with drive, etc.) that couldn't be done. I may try it this time around. Bloody PITA taking the base plate off each time.
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You can drill and tap for 1/8" pipe plug. I have done a bunch over the years, the cover is quite thick. DonG
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Why in MY day we DREAMED of havin a drain plug but nooooo........ we had to suck old gear oil out with a straw up our nose and sneeze it into a bucket!
But you try and tell the kids today that? They won't believe ya!
G.O.F.
That's funny right there. :laugh:
Also the actual method used to remove the 5 gallons or so of engine oil in a 671 marine Jimmy. You can't jack the boat up to get to the drain plug so you suck it out the top.
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Why in MY day we DREAMED of havin a drain plug but nooooo........ we had to suck old gear oil out with a straw up our nose and sneeze it into a bucket!
But you try and tell the kids today that? They won't believe ya!
Luxury. What we wouldn't have given to have a straw.
We were so poor, we couldn't afford drinks with straws in them.
We had to remove the inlet port, gather a group of riders together and get them to turn the bike upside down, and beat on the sump housing using the smallest rider among us as a mallet, until the chunks of dead dinosaur gave up their grip on the ring gear and trickled back out through the inlet port.
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You can drill and tap for 1/8" pipe plug. I have done a bunch over the years, the cover is quite thick. DonG
It's finned on the bottom. Do you tap the side?
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Visit a buddy with a milling machine, give her a spot face where you like. DonG