Marcel Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago One of my son's riding buddies call yesterday and sent me a Pic...he booger up the threads in his drain plug.... from the pic yesterday looked like he only cross threaded the first few threads...figured just running a tap to fix up the threads at the start it would have been fine cause the drain plug was long enough to catch solid threads..but it was worse than I thought...he over tightened it and pulled out all of the threads from the entire length of the drain plug...and Its a brand new bike..2026...it has to be overzied now...with a helicoil...what a fucken mess..not sure I want to take the risk to drill out the case...think Im not going to bother with it now...can't see from the pic..but like 3 threads in there's a hole inside the drain plug hole..looks to be a drain hole of somekind...not sure exactly what id be drilling into..or have metal shaving floating around in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago You need to pull the sump to stop swarf getting up into the good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 17 hours ago Author Share Posted 17 hours ago 34 minutes ago, Buckster said: You need to pull the sump to stop swarf getting up into the good stuff. Really don't need the headache to mess with....have no idea if those KX have somekind of warranty...or to get the blame if the engine fails down the road...lol....told him to take it to the dealer where he bought it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 17 hours ago Author Share Posted 17 hours ago Not sure exactly what he was thinking of buying a full on race motocross for trail riding....looking at the bike maintenance schedule...lol. Looking through the manual...kx 450x ...don't appear to have any type of warranty... Replace piston rings every 15 hrs....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 17 hours ago Author Share Posted 17 hours ago Don't really know the kid , but don't know who's more stupid...the kid or the salesman who sold him this bike.... think he's a kid from a single parent household. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago Looks like there's plenty of space for a repair. I'd go insert rather than a heli-coil. Fire compressed air in the oil filler while cutting a new thread, will keep the alloy coming out. Filler not bloody filter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 15 hours ago Author Share Posted 15 hours ago 57 minutes ago, Catteeclan said: Looks like there's plenty of space for a repair. I'd go insert rather than a heli-coil. Fire compressed air in the oil filter while cutting a new thread, will keep the alloy coming out. The only thing I have on hand is heli- coils...yes and insert would be definitely better...but Im not buying a kit for it...lol...i guess the local yamaha dealer has a insert kit on hand...told him to bring it there... He needs to get himself a proper torque wrench...the crush washer is so flatten out...its fused to the drain plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 15 hours ago Author Share Posted 15 hours ago Wish I could have taken a better pic of the drain plug hole...three or four threads in it opens up...looks like a drain for one of the side cases...so when the oil plug is fully in...almost half of the length of the drain plug isn't engaging in anything...who ever will be drilling that out will have to be really careful the drill shoot to one side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 13 hours ago Author Share Posted 13 hours ago Anyway don't know much about these 450 4 stroke..other than power wize , its on par with a 250 2 stroke and if the engine blows up , it cost a fortune to repair...i guess you'd be better just buying a new bike...lol Piston rings at every 15 hrs....you've got to be shitting me....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago Here's the official maintenance from Kawi.... Still...piston and rings every 40 hrs...to prevent catastrophic engine failure ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago 4 hours ago, Catteeclan said: Looks like there's plenty of space for a repair. I'd go insert rather than a heli-coil. Fire compressed air in the oil filter while cutting a new thread, will keep the alloy coming out. You are overestimating @Marcel's mechanical acumen, if he can't fix it with a hammer then he can't fix it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago 11 minutes ago, Buckster said: You are overestimating @Marcel's mechanical acumen, if he can't fix it with a hammer then he can't fix it. I'm not even going to bother replying to this....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago Just now, Marcel said: I'm not even going to bother replying to this....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 3 hours ago, Marcel said: I'm not even going to bother replying to this....lol. Is that because it's true? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 7 hours ago Author Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, busabeast said: Is that because it's true? Just because you installed brake pads on the hairdresser mobile ...doesn't make you and expert... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago Long story short: Your sons friend asked you for help fixing a thread on an oil plug, being a master mechanic you sent him to a dealership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 7 hours ago Author Share Posted 7 hours ago 5 hours ago, Buckster said: Here you go again with that black guy...the fellow who asked me on a private channels how to put the new cam chest together....now Im regretting helping you out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 7 hours ago Author Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 minute ago, Pedro said: Long story short: Your sons friend asked you for help fixing a thread on an oil plug, being a master mechanic you sent him to a dealership. Go check your oil on your Triumph...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago Just now, Marcel said: Go check your oil on your Triumph...lol. If I need help with that, I’ll ask you which mechanic I should go to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 35 minutes ago, Marcel said: Here you go again with that black guy...the fellow who asked me on a private channels how to put the new cam chest together....now Im regretting helping you out... The day I ask a potcher like you for help will be a cold day in hell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 6 hours ago Author Share Posted 6 hours ago 23 minutes ago, Pedro said: If I need help with that, I’ll ask you which mechanic I should go to. Honestly if the bike would have been a few years old..I might have risk it...the frigen thing is only a few month old...and just found out that the Yamaha dealer only has heli-coils to repair the thing...not the best to repair a oil plug... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 6 hours ago Author Share Posted 6 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Buckster said: The day I ask a potcher like you for help will be a cold day in hell. Clearly I have more experience working on tractors than you have...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 6 hours ago Author Share Posted 6 hours ago 48 minutes ago, Pedro said: If I need help with that, I’ll ask you which mechanic I should go to. Oh! And I highly recommend the kid to get himself a torque wrench, cause like bus"ster" he's got no clue what his doing...lol Found a new nickname for Buckster... "" Busster""" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 5 hours ago Author Share Posted 5 hours ago Zooming the pic...you can kinda make out the hole inside the hole...left bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted 5 hours ago Author Share Posted 5 hours ago Got another pic...before pulling out the detached threads...threads are covering half of the hole... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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