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Old 09-12-2024, 07:37 AM
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OP has skills and tools at home to remove pan for a quality repair.

I read this as an emergency road repair.
I would use Permatex and if possible, visit a road race motorcycle shop for some type of safety wiring setup to secure the plug from unscrewing.
Do not use JB Weld.

If I understand the issue, the issue is that the drain plug will not "pop out" and destroy the remain threads of the pan, but the plug is loose, ie not enough "bite" friction between the bolt and pan threads.

Safe travel good luck.
 
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Originally Posted by Kenny94945
OP has skills and tools at home to remove pan for a quality repair.

I read this as an emergency road repair.
I would use Permatex and if possible, visit a road race motorcycle shop for some type of safety wiring setup to secure the plug from unscrewing.
Do not use JB Weld.

If I understand the issue, the issue is that the drain plug will not "pop out" and destroy the remain threads of the pan, but the plug is loose, ie not enough "bite" friction between the bolt and pan threads.

Safe travel good luck.
Same here.

Get it out and clean. If you can at all possibly let it drip overnight, and get some Permatex. Leak Lock, or even an anerobic since you plan on doing a proper repair when you get home

I have actually used Teflon Tape in a similar situation, since I was able to layer it on thick

Good luck, sir
 
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Originally Posted by eighteight
There is unused "meat" in your pan, tap and use a 12/-20 X 7/8ths bolt.
The longer bolt will be flush with the opening shown below

That right there is good information to have for when I get back home! Thanks 88!!
 
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Originally Posted by Short Shift
The drain hole on my 09 ultra oil pan stripped out at 110,000 miles. Local dealer installed a Heli-coil insert. It's at 135,000 miles now, and not leaking.

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/helicoil-inserts/
Did the repaired hole use the same magnetic plug and O-Ring when they were done? Or something different?
 
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My first default reaction was to use teflon tape and pipe dope, but I don't feel good with the oil and oil pan temp possibly melting the tape. Leaning toward the Permatex repair to get it home and tear it apart. The threads are still mostly present, but it wouldn't take much to remove the remaining ones.

And yes........ the OP has the skill set, lol. Just no tools here at Mom's other than my travel tool kit in the saddlebag. NOT conducive to doing any semi-major repairs. Not to mention, we start our 5,000 mile trip back Saturday morning and Family Business here all day tomorrow.
 
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Just put a longer plug in it, as mentioned above there are unused threads farther in.
 
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Buy one of these and never remove it again
 
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Originally Posted by Chris gibson
Just put a longer plug in it, as mentioned above there are unused threads farther in.
I believe that 88 was saying there was "unused meat" in the pan, not unused threads. Note the shavings in the bottom of the pan. It will require me to tap the extra threads into the pan when I get home, which is a big possibility.
 
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Pipe thread then buy a new bike.
 
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Originally Posted by MotoJockey
My first default reaction was to use teflon tape and pipe dope, but I don't feel good with the oil and oil pan temp possibly melting the tape. Leaning toward the Permatex repair to get it home and tear it apart. The threads are still mostly present, but it wouldn't take much to remove the remaining ones.

And yes........ the OP has the skill set, lol. Just no tools here at Mom's other than my travel tool kit in the saddlebag. NOT conducive to doing any semi-major repairs. Not to mention, we start our 5,000 mile trip back Saturday morning and Family Business here all day tomorrow.
the 2 types from 3M are good to 450* and 700* so temp should not be an issue. I have limped some diesels in from the middle of nowhere like this. If lack of thread depth is an issue, this is what I would do
 
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