Oil plug exttracted! Thanks J. Cook and D. Garner and others!

 Welp, the JB Weld idea worked and I used the putty type so a huge
Shout Out (Chad Reed speak) to you both as well as everyone else for
their input!

Boy, I feel relieved!  Now I had better get back to the 6-pack I was
told was required for the job...  ;-)

Thanks again guys!  If ya get to Sacramento how about letting me buy
you a beer?

Scott

 How can this be avoided?

I mean the breaking plug.

 

   Do not overtighten. Do not overheat the motor. Use the best tool
for removal. Change oil routinely. If the magnetic plug in question is
aluminum, perhaps switch to steel. Those would be my guesses,
anyway... never broke a drain plug myself, but I did break a plastic
"fill plug" on an old 80cc bike once when I overtightened it and tried
to use pliers to break it loose. (Hey, I was like 13 and new to
mechanics. I thought *everything* needed to be tight! ;-)

   I don't know whether you'd wanna use "Never-Seize" or something
like that... someone else might know. But with proper care and a good
plug I doubt you'd ever have a problem.


Fred Bradford - CrashTestDummy
fjbradfordREMOVE@tx.rr.com

 On Sun, 18 May 2008 12:12:57 -0500, CrashTestDummy



I've watched Jim Cook work on bikes.  He keeps an industrial size
can of anti-sieze.  Made me think.

I'm with you on the "don't overtighten" thing.  I also use crush
washers on drain plugs and swap them out every now and then.


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Team NCS Off Road
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On any given dirtbike... if it doesn't require locktite... it probably
should be anti-seized. That should be like a golden rule or something.