Ironhead Oil Drain hole stripped Question
#11
05-27-2008, 09:27 AM
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#12
05-27-2008, 10:42 AM
#13
05-27-2008, 01:17 PM
RE: Ironhead Oil Drain hole stripped Question
This is not a problem it is only another learning experience. We either Improvise , adapt and/or over come one way or another.The old biker who runs the NAPA store reminded me of something to use that will work and I have used many times on other problem projects.Now that I have it reamed out to a 1/2 inch course thread I got a short bolt the isall most same length as the original plug, a washer and a tube of 5200. If you are not familiar with 5200, if there had been one tube on the Titanic it would not have sank. The NAPA manager had about the same problem years ago on an old shovelhead. He put it back in with 5200 drove it for a couple of years before he sold it and last he head it is still in.
#14
05-27-2008, 05:03 PM
RE: Ironhead Oil Drain hole stripped Question
ORIGINAL: madcritter
This is not a problem it is only another learning experience. We either Improvise , adapt and/or over come one way or another.The old biker who runs the NAPA store reminded me of something to use that will work and I have used many times on other problem projects.Now that I have it reamed out to a 1/2 inch course thread I got a short bolt the isall most same length as the original plug, a washer and a tube of 5200. If you are not familiar with 5200, if there had been one tube on the Titanic it would not have sank. The NAPA manager had about the same problem years ago on an old shovelhead. He put it back in with 5200 drove it for a couple of years before he sold it and last he head it is still in.
This is not a problem it is only another learning experience. We either Improvise , adapt and/or over come one way or another.The old biker who runs the NAPA store reminded me of something to use that will work and I have used many times on other problem projects.Now that I have it reamed out to a 1/2 inch course thread I got a short bolt the isall most same length as the original plug, a washer and a tube of 5200. If you are not familiar with 5200, if there had been one tube on the Titanic it would not have sank. The NAPA manager had about the same problem years ago on an old shovelhead. He put it back in with 5200 drove it for a couple of years before he sold it and last he head it is still in.
Best of luck!
#15
05-27-2008, 05:50 PM
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RE: Ironhead Oil Drain hole stripped Question
Yeah Horse13,
I cannot count how many people I have come across who have just had to remove that infamous plug in the crankcase bottom. Every one of them has had an unhappy ending, without exception! The best ending has the JB Weld holding, for a while anyway.......pg
I cannot count how many people I have come across who have just had to remove that infamous plug in the crankcase bottom. Every one of them has had an unhappy ending, without exception! The best ending has the JB Weld holding, for a while anyway.......pg
#16
05-27-2008, 07:15 PM
RE: Ironhead Oil Drain hole stripped Question
ORIGINAL: piniongear
Yeah Horse13,
I cannot count how many people I have come across who have just had to remove that infamous plug in the crankcase bottom. Every one of them has had an unhappy ending, without exception! The best ending has the JB Weld holding, for a while anyway.......pg
Yeah Horse13,
I cannot count how many people I have come across who have just had to remove that infamous plug in the crankcase bottom. Every one of them has had an unhappy ending, without exception! The best ending has the JB Weld holding, for a while anyway.......pg
Not sure why they are even there. I was told once it had something to do with the manufacturing of the cases???
The JB Weld will hold great if the crankcase and such is totally drained, the bike laid on it's side and the surface cleaned completely. Then let the stuff sit for 2 days.
Don't ask me how I know this. LOL
BTW, sure is a pretty bike you have.
#17
05-27-2008, 07:39 PM
Outstanding HDF Member
RE: Ironhead Oil Drain hole stripped Question
Yes, that is my understanding as well. It was put in there as a cheap way to plug up a hole needed for a machining step in building the engine.
If that story is true, I have never heard exactly what machining step was done. Earlier engines did not have this plug, so what the heck could have been so different to require a hole there?
I have no idea myself.......pg
If that story is true, I have never heard exactly what machining step was done. Earlier engines did not have this plug, so what the heck could have been so different to require a hole there?
I have no idea myself.......pg
#18
06-02-2008, 05:12 PM
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RE: Ironhead Oil Drain hole stripped Question
i had the same problem.used a self tapping bolt made for this purpose.i never screwed it in all the way as it became really tight(perverts)i also screwed it back out pour oil in just to make sure there were no metal particles and then screwed it back in...buti just left it partially out.there is a small small leak that i am living with temporarily.--------i just wanted to say i am 99% sure i saw a haynes manual saying to drain it from the bottom.---yes everyone i am aware of what i can do with my haynes manual...i am just sayin...btw i will start leaning bike.
#19
06-02-2008, 05:18 PM
RE: Ironhead Oil Drain hole stripped Question
ORIGINAL: straydog13
i had the same problem.used a self tapping bolt made for this purpose.i never screwed it in all the way as it became really tight(perverts)i also screwed it back out pour oil in just to make sure there were no metal particles and then screwed it back in...buti just left it partially out.there is a small small leak that i am living with temporarily.--------i just wanted to say i am 99% sure i saw a haynes manual saying to drain it from the bottom.---yes everyone i am aware of what i can do with my haynes manual...i am just sayin...btw i will start leaning bike.
i had the same problem.used a self tapping bolt made for this purpose.i never screwed it in all the way as it became really tight(perverts)i also screwed it back out pour oil in just to make sure there were no metal particles and then screwed it back in...buti just left it partially out.there is a small small leak that i am living with temporarily.--------i just wanted to say i am 99% sure i saw a haynes manual saying to drain it from the bottom.---yes everyone i am aware of what i can do with my haynes manual...i am just sayin...btw i will start leaning bike.
#20
06-03-2008, 03:32 PM
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RE: Ironhead Oil Drain hole stripped Question
for the record the bolt i used i got from advance(probably same everywhere) and it was a slight oversized,made specifically for this reason.--what hopper said above scares me.next time i change fluid i will do what he says and be careful when i put it in and never remove it again.