the "sarcasm" escapes me here as does your intentions with this thread. been discussed at length thru the years on here. yes....the factory un-revised owners manual and shop service manual quoting 30-something ft. lbs. of torque is WRONG.
TimeSert preferred method of repair on swingarm drain as well as primary cover drain.....HeliCoil preferred if stripping out cover threaded hole that holds the post for the primary chain adjuster shoe.
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been preaching the merits of a set of these forever. all XB drain plugs 5/8th inch hex. with one of these and fresh O-ring each drain you'll never strip another threaded drain hole.
I was joking about the plug not being able to hold any torque. I have a feeling this "feature" was added in by the PO, by not following your instructions above or just being hamfisted. I'm not trying to cite this as a Buell flaw, it just is what it is... aluminum threads vs steel fastener and add too much torque = stripped threads.
When I read the torque rating of (over 10 ft-lbs), I thought "I'm just going to go snug". Unfortunately, I was one oil change too late.
I did a cursory search to see what people had done in the past, as I figured it had probably been happening since some peoples first oil change. I read about helicoils, oversized drain plug, welding aluminum bungs, replacing the swingarm, bulkhead rubber plugs, JB weld and lastly the timesert. Some people had some success, some failed and caused more damage.
I just didnt want to follow the wrong path and it looks like the timesert is the winner. I'll probably just spring for a new kit and see if anyone on here wants to buy the kit when I'm done. You know, passing it along to the community.
Plus, I figured a new thread calling out the fix that stood the test of time couldn't hurt.
Anyways, I'll post up my end results, but I'm expecting it to be positive.
PS. I do have a baggie of new HD drain plug orings.
