Buy an oversized drain plug and retap it On Aug 28, 2012 7:27 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Friendly Honda 225-292-6242 in Baton Rouge LA (aka Friendly Yahama) had > two of those gaskets about 2 months ago. Call the parts dept with the part > #, available on the internet at service honda, etc. they will ship it to > you. > > On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 2:14 AM, Gibs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So I did what I said I was gonna do and brought my bike in to >> this guy who basically charges you $35 an hr for labor as you watch him >> work on your bike (and explains everything as he goes along). Turns out the >> battery is actually charging contrary to what the first guy I brought it to >> said. Went over the brakes again (turns out I did everything just fine), >> and switched out the clutch fluid as well. It shifts better now, but is >> still clunky. Also my oil pan is stripped, which I knew before as it was >> leaking *slightly* since I got the oil changed the first time. We looked >> at it together this time, drained it into a clean container, and tried >> adding some teflon tape stuff and he put on an o ring to try to seal the >> bolt it a little better. Now it's leaking worse :( He was talking about >> using this helicoil kit to fix it. I looked on ebay and found replacement >> oil pans for less than $50, the only issue is finding a new gasket for it >> is tricky... What can I do to fix this leaking oil pan?? Got so frustrated >> tonight because it's pretty much unridable until I solve this. Should I >> just go with a replacement oil pan? What do I do about the gasket? Can I >> use the one that is currently on the bike (can't imagine it being in usable >> condition once I take the current oil pan off)? I read about these rubber >> drain bolts, but they seem risky... >> Thanks again for any help! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/k8QnGENy_vsJ. >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
