Drain plug hole STRIPPED!!!

[Craiger]

Sometimes not, I know that feeling of trying to remove an exhaust that you hadn't put anti-seize on before....(SNAP)...

Ah....good point. Fortunately, for those of us with 4-into-1s, removing the exhaust is at least an annual event.

[p_s]

Ah....good point. Fortunately, for those of us with 4-into-1s, removing the exhaust is at least an annual event.

Or ride in winter. I'm putting in studs.

[Craiger]

Or ride in winter. I'm putting in studs.

That's a nice viable solution. How much do those studs run? I'd like to install them, too.

[schlyme]

i just had to fix the drain plug on my gs1100e. i used a time-sert in order to keep my original drain plug. i found one that would go in only as far as the material on the oil pan.used a lil jb weld to secure it in place and to make sure it was sealed. worked out great. oh it was a 14mm spark plug insert i used.

[jabberjoe87]

my plug stripped on my 750 and i got one of those self tapping one size bigger bolts, and put some rtv on the threads, i've done one oil change since this and i just have to go back and retighten it very carefuly after i ride it once, it works fine

[Billy Ricks]

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/archive/index.php/t-71861.html

[mcloud]

Isn't helicoil a bit long? This would mean you'd be draining the oil and the deposits would stay in the bottom of the pan?

[Flaggo60]

I wouldn't use a heilcoil, they tend to unscrew when you take the bolt out. A Timesert insert is far better for things like spark plugs and drain plugs because they lock in place more secure than a helicoil.

That said, to repair the striped threads there are oversize drain plugs for just such a purpose. They are self tapping; you just torque them in. Napa sells them and a number of members here have reported positive results using them.

Good luck.

I have had some success with the helicoil system. Mine had a helicoil repair in the oil drain years ago with no problems. It was installed by my favorite and trusted dealership to repair the damage caused by a hamfisted mechanic (me).

[bwringer]

I know the thread in a GS850 oil pan is the same as a spark plug, 14mm X 1.25mm, so inserts are very easy to find.

I installed a solid insert from McMaster-Carr when I rebuilt my GS850 engine. I like knowing the threads are solid steel.

[mdole]

I don't know if they are the same but I have a pan with a drain plug for a 1981 GS750L in my shed. You're welcome to it if it will help.

[anthonygs1000]

drain plug fix

which ever way you fix the problem do it right and take off the oil pan
your sump for your oil pump is right there and if you tear the screen
you could suck chunks of stuff through your motor. be carefull that is cheep free advice take it or leave in makes no difference to me anthony

[rapidray]

Isn't helicoil a bit long? This would mean you'd be draining the oil and the deposits would stay in the bottom of the pan?

You cut the Helicoil so it only has the # of threads you NEED. Ray.