Bike Breaker

[TPS]

Right broke the sump on the Bandit
so i need to get a new sump.Does anyone know of any decent breakers or anywhere i can get one cheapish.Im near London but most places will post anyway.Any contact details and info appreciated.

[F.M]

Plenty of useful links in here...

http://www.visordown.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1...

[Chilli]

Sorry, thought you were calling me.....

[TPS]

Chilli said:

Sorry, thought you were calling me.....

No im worse than you.Im breaking it without even riding it.

[Steve_T]

Broke how? Stripped the threads on the sump plug, or cracked it?

[TPS]

Stripped the thread on the sump.Have now stripped the bike and removed the old sump just need to get another one from a breaker.Have heard about a helicoil? that you wind into it to make a new thread but my mate said they are a bit weak when it comes to doing them up tightly.Thing is i need the bike for the weekend so it has to be sorted really quickly and the breakers seems the best option.Any thoughts or advise appreciated though.

Edit to add.Its the actual sump thread i have damaged and not the thread on the sump plug.

Edited by TPS on Wednesday 11th July 11:38

[Steve_T]

These were recommended by my college tutor on my bike maintenance course. http://www.timesert.com/html/drainplug.html They're a steel insert, so more durable than the ally the sump will be made of.

Steve.

Edited by Steve_T on Wednesday 11th July 23:02

[Busamav]

I would ring a few of the tuners , they probably replace the stock sump with a deeper unit. new sump for £25 ,

then you can get the old one helicoiled for the next time you cant be bothered to torque it

Edited by Busamav on Wednesday 11th July 21:27

[Wedg1e]

Helicoils and Timeserts, done properly, are better than threading a plug (or bolt) direct into the alloy itself as the 'coil' grips a larger surface are and being hard will resist any phuckups if you try to cross-thread it.
Inserts unscrewing usually means they were put in loose or without threadlock.

Helicoiling spark plug threads by hand, now THAT is a scary exercise!

[TPS]

Thanks for the advise and info everyone.