Tell me more of this heli coil route ... what, where (part?), how? I almost max out on my mechanical know-how doing a normal oil change and haven't invested in a torque wrench yet. I'm in the same spot ... probably stripped oil drain bolt on my '85 650.
Thought I'd check the boards before I headed down the "Rubber Expansion Plug" route - http://www.charliesbrokenbike.com/honda-nighthawk-stripped-oil-pan-plug/ - anybody have violent opposition towards this??? On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 9:42:06 PM UTC-6, Rich Barnes wrote: > > yeah, might have to go the helicoil route as a pan is 137 bucks on > partzilla.i plan on restoring it a little at a time and the leak isnt so > bad that im concerned.just surprised me that i may have stripped it as it > was pretty hard to get off, or harder than i expected it to be at any > rate.ive noticed the cam chain is making a little noise at low rpm, but > again, not so much that im concerned about it right now as it goes away > once the revs get up.definitely need to rebuild or refill the forks as its > taking bumps pretty hard right now.eh, its a 30 hear old bike and i > expected all these little issues so its no biggie.it still runs really, > really well and definitely reacts whenever i roll on the throttle.i > friggin' love it. > > On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 6:20:21 PM UTC-8, Allen wrote: >> >> A heli coil or a new oil pan is the fix, an oring might work but I'd be >> scared it would vibrate loose and fall out. That is the problem with >> aluminum, it is so easy to cross thread or pull the threads out from too >> much torque on a bolt. >> >> Allen Thomas >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
