Change the oil, everything was great. Found that the headlight brackets were broken, so another day and some JB weld later I got it all put back together... let her warm and took her for a spin...

drip drip drip goes the drain plug

I didn't even think to inspect it before putting it all back together... I backed the plug out and the threads looked a little jacked up. Bought new plug and I wasn't able to get it to torque down. It just kept spinning. Never even put pressure on the crush washer.

Any ideas? I am not sure about an oversized drain plug or the rubber ones. It just doesn't seem like a good way to go. On the other hand... I don't want to spend the $170 something that bike bandit wants for a new pan... I love this bike and I have only had it a few months, but it is really starting to cause me pain

I don't have a tap and dye set... cant justify the money for just this one fix... although considering how old this bike is it probably won't be the last time...

 

Would the pan from an F1 work? If so, this looks WAY cheaper than any other option I have...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990-...item3ca33477c9

 

Nope, that oil pan is way different... sorry!

An F3 oil pan would work though.

 

Not even with a hammer?

I didn't think so but I was hoping I'd get lucky.

 

You should be fine doing what we discussed in PM's

 

Except for lack of access to a drill press, I think I'd be okay.

I was hoping I could more or less buy a manual tap the correct size and run it through. Just looking for cheaper options since I'd have to buy a bit and a tap at minimum.

 

Bit and tap are cheap, any mechanic shop would drill that out for you for free I'm sure... That saves you the cost of the bit.

Ship it to me express and I'll fix it and send it back :P

 

I'd put in a helicoil. It's a bit of a pain, but it's way stronger than tapped aluminum and you could continue to run the stock drain plug setup. A helicoil kit should be around $20, which is probably less than the oil you'd have to dump to get the pan off.

 

I already drained the oil into a catch pan (it was going to pour out anyway). I think I can re-use most of it so I am probably only down 1/2 a quart or so. Probably will pour another half quart in or so to flush out any metal shavings.

Tempted just to pull the pan anyway to make it easier to put the helicoil in.

Went to Auto-zone last night bought the thread repair kit, some thread tape, extra washers, and some extra oil... hopefully I will at least get it all back together tonight after work.

 

I wouldn't recommend re-using oil, and I really wouldn't recommend putting thread tape on your drain plug!

But, you're on the right track removing the oil pan... You'll have a hell of a time doing everything upside down lol.