Thanks Paul and HRM, I believe that the bolt is the right size -- it is a 17 mm, as the Clymer manual indicates, but I suspect it was forced in: it was very difficult to get out. Happy to hear that it's not a difficult thing to get done (though some other folks suggest that the whole oil pan needs to be removed in order to make sure that no residual metal is left around -- probably a good idea). Won't be easy to get it transported, but everybody's got problems! ;-) Thanks for the help.
On Oct 26, 6:29 pm, "Paul LeBoutillier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Ze'ev, > > Like Hotrod Mama says, it appears that someone used a wrong-sized bolt last > time the oil was changed. You will need to get a new bolt and thread your > hole to the new bolt. If this is something you're not comfortable doing, > you'll need to get a mechanic to help. The good news is it's not a long or > complicated procedure. But you may need to transport your bike to a shop to > get the job done. > > Let us know how it turns out. > > Paul > > <http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers> > Paul LeBoutillier > Nighthawk Lovers Email Group Admin > > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Creative Residential Designs < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That's not a very good sign. Is there metal on just the bolt or is it in > > the > > bottom of the pan in which you drained the oil? > > It sounds like either the wrong bolt was used or it was forced in > > cross-threaded. You may have to re-thread the hole for another bolt. > > Bummer! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ze'ev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 3:25 PM > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Oil change disaster > > > I've posted this around today... maybe someone here can help. > > > I have an '84 nighthawk which I bought this season and, about to put > > it into storage, was changing the oil for the first time. The > > crankcase drain bolt was very difficult to open. After draining the > > oil, I noticed that there were some metal bits on the thread of the > > bolt. It turns out that it does not fit back on – it reaches a point > > of resistance and then loses it. I have no idea whether this can be > > fixed and how. Meanwhile, I have a bike with no oil, sitting in my > > parking spot. Help if you can! > > Thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
