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Stuck gear oil drain bolt

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I have a GS 650G and I'm trying for the first time to change the gear oil. I assume that it has been changed before but I just got the bike over the winter. I am able to loosen the upper filler bolt on the geaar case but the lower bolt just does not want to come loose. I beleive it's a 21 mm head. I'm worried about damaging either the bolt or the aluminum gear case. Does anyone have any ideas about how I might loosen this nut? Any help would be much apreciated!
 
They can be very stuborn sometimes. Just put a little effort into it & it should come loose
 
what you need, is leverage, and some elbow grease. this is a big bolt, so i doubt it would be damaged if you had the correct wrench/socket on it.


two tips:


1: use a socket, and for leverage, get a metal pipe if you have one, and slip it over the ratchet, and this will give you more leverage.


i know its ghetto, but i hope it should help if you cant get it off normally.

shoebox.msnw
 
My two favorite tools are a breaker bar and an impact wrench. So much so that I carry both on board my bike. Either one should do the trick.
 
Thanks Guys! With your advice and unbridled brute force my bike now has new gear oil! Now what do I do for a hernia!? :D
 
Take the breaker bar and the impact wrench out of your pocket! 8O ...
 
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