Author Topic: Help! Stripped Secondary Oil Plug!  (Read 1772 times)

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LCafejo

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on: April 04, 2019, 03:41:49 am
Hi everyone, I have a 2014 RE GT 535, and it looks like I done fucked up and stripped the secondary oil drain plug. Does anyone know what size i need so I can buy a self tapping oversized plug?


kelsoo

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Reply #1 on: April 05, 2019, 09:09:37 am
This video describes the repair process
http://www.repairengineering.com/helicoil.html

No idea if you can safely remove any swarf without splitting any cases
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Reply #2 on: April 05, 2019, 08:16:30 pm
Take the bolt to an auto parts store and get an expanding rubber plug made for that purpose.


LCafejo

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Reply #3 on: April 06, 2019, 05:22:53 pm
Thanks for the reply, I'll go the expanding rubber plug route


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Reply #4 on: April 06, 2019, 10:54:57 pm
Thanks for the reply, I'll go the expanding rubber plug route

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