Oil Drain Plug Stripped

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swooshdave said:
northern750 said:
You can keep most of the metal shavings from getting inside the cases by putting grease on the drill bit and tap, which will trap most of the shavings...

I've heard that trick before.

Yes, keep applying wheel bearing grease to the drill bit while you're tapping....advance a little, pull out and appy grease...repeat. Any remnant swarf on the inside is going to be sitting right next to the tap hole on the inside of the case. I got rid of the final swarf bits by bending several Q-tips at a 90 degree angle, applied a bit of grease to the cotton and carefully swirled around the inside of the tap hole until nothing showed up on the tip.
 
Ive used the greased drill bit before successfully. Another thought is you could apply an air flow through the cases by inserting an air line into the head by removing a tappet cover and roughly sealing with a clean rag. A steady air flow exiting out the drain hole would definately help in reducing swarf contamination. Some intelligence would have to control air flow as too much may blow seals!
foxy
 
Foxy said:
Ive used the greased drill bit before successfully. Another thought is you could apply an air flow through the cases by inserting an air line into the head by removing a tappet cover and roughly sealing with a clean rag. A steady air flow exiting out the drain hole would definately help in reducing swarf contamination. Some intelligence would have to control air flow as too much may blow seals!
foxy

It would just go out the reed valve breather. :mrgreen:
 
Couldn't you just disconnect the reed valve, put the air supply in the line, and regulate it down to say 5 lbs?
 
Diablouph said:
Couldn't you just disconnect the reed valve, put the air supply in the line, and regulate it down to say 5 lbs?

Yup, it would probably work pretty good.
 
I'll do some more shopping but this seems like the best deal so far. $69

http://www.amazon.com/TIME-SERT-8-16-Th ... uto_text_y

Oil Drain Plug Stripped
 
See my previous post on this thread, Swoosh...grease the drill bit and use Q-tips as I desribed...easy operation. Most important thing is to not lose the "tang" of the helicoil up in the case after it's inserted and you break off the "tang" with your needle-nosed pliers....don't ask me how I know this. :oops:

Also...don't forget to get a new copper crush-washer to complete the job.
 
swooshdave said:
concours said:
Heli-Coil, use grease. Done every day. Works great.

Why use a Heli-Coil when I can use a Time-Sert?
That's like an oil thread, lol. Just familiarity, proven performance. Use what you're comfortable with.
 
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