Big hole in aluminium oil drain plug

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Jazzy Jag said:

Benni said:

What torque does the manufacturer recommend, do you have a torque wrench ( or access to a workshop that has one ) ?

This!! /\

Very much, this!!

Not tightening it up enough could have catastrophic consequences!

Find out what it should be torqued up to and do it to that!

32nm according to one YT vid

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Krikkit said:

make a point of cracking it loose once in a while...

Yep good idea, every time I clean the chain

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talksthetorque said:

I've learnt one more way of getting a stuck threaded thing out of a hole which is great.

I should probably point out, the only reason it was as manageable as it was, is due to the soft aluminium oil drain/sump plug which was easy to drill and chisel. A harder fastener would have been a bit of a nightmare.

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bimsb6 said:

Thats your problem ! Drifting it the wrong way .

Oops, good spot!