Oh Great - Confessions of a Mad (Oil) Man

[tater180]

So, I was changing my oil in my 1125CR. Everything was going smoothly until I went to put the bolts back in. Oil Filter cap bolts, snug. Right side drain plug, snug. Left side (crankcase) drain plug, snug but something felt wrong. I set my torque wrench to the owners manual recommended torque setting and began to tighten (the crankcase plug). After a couple turns, I knew something was wrong. The bolt didn't feel like it was tightening...
Long story short, I stripped the crankcase threads for the drain plug. Luckily, I was able to back the bolt out. Unluckily, I am going to have to take it to the dealer...I fear they are going to need to install a new crankcase cover.

Thoughts?

 

[jakestolar]

Can you heli-coil it?
(i am not familiar with the 1125's

 

[tater180]

That's the first thing I thought of, but I don't know for sure either.

 

[zaxrex]

I would NOT heli-coil the crankcase. That's the last place you want fluid seepage.

 

[jakestolar]

Well why pay the dealer?! do it yourself so you know it is right!

 

[tater180]

Zaxrex, true but it's either try a heilcoil or replace the entire crankcase.

Jakestolar, I am fairly mechanically inclined but I am not setup to swap out crankcases...

 

[freak2180]

Timesert it.

 

[tater180]

Freak2180, I have never used a Tie Sert...they look to be way better than a Heli-Coil, especially for threads that need to be leak proof.

 

[tater180]

^meant Time Sert...

 

[netty2424]

I did the same with my xb. Specs are wrong. I just added extra loctite and so far so good.

 

[tater180]

Netty2424, I don't have treads on the crankcase hole to use loctite on anymore.

 

[Ebeo1]

I over torqued mine (xb12R) ended up buying a new swing arm ($100).

 

[Buell_Cru]

Swapping out a crankcase is not as hard as you would imagine if you are merely transferring parts over.

 

[anrkizm95]

Timesert it.

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[Iamarchangel]

If you check around, some people have got warranty coverage for this. Don't know how they did it.

 

[poinographer]

If they got a crankcase replaced under warranty, I'd suspect something along the lines of netty2424's "specs are wrong" claim.

 

[tater180]

Thanks for the feedback!

 

[Ebeo1]

I just replaced my swing arm I got from Sprinter187 give him a thumbs up when you see him. Does any one want to buy my old swing arm?

 

[RuiP]

I stripped mine. I was prepared to go the time-sert route but I tried using lots of loc-tite sealant and that worked. I drained the oil pan thouroughly even using a rag to makesure the treads and the area right above around the drain was dry and free of standing oil. I then applied a generous amount of sealant and tightened the bolt until it was as far in as it could go. Gave it a day to dry then poured new oil in. No seepage whatsoever.

 

[poinographer]

That's great, until the next oil change. Then what? A gob of loc-tite is not a reliable solution is it?...