Yamaha TRX850 Enthusiasts Forum

Was changing oil this weekend and got sweaty.
The magnetic oil drain screw bought from evilbay just shredded the threads out of the engine.
LUCKILY i had the standard much longer one here so i could use that....but beware. It´s CRAP!!

bad workman, tools etc etc

martin young wrote:bad workman, tools etc etc

What are you speculating in here?
I was nowhere near the Nm on the moment wrench.

Hold the front page.

Man buys crap product from ebay

Thanks for the heads-up. Was thinking that they were a good idea.I,ll keep my hard earned for something else.
Thats the good thing about this sight, we can all save each other a lot of time and money so then we can do the important thing and ride our trixies.

kenmore wrote:Thanks for the heads-up. Was thinking that they were a good idea.I,ll keep my hard earned for something else.
Thats the good thing about this sight, we can all save each other a lot of time and money so then we can do the important thing and ride our trixies.

Glad to help, even if some guy´s in here are just fekked sometimes

Hi (thread) Killer!

Killerwhale wrote:...
I was nowhere near the Nm on the moment wrench.

I bought some off Louis and when tightening I found that quit a bit before reaching the recommended torque my feeling said "STOP!"

Since at every oil change there's a little swarf on the magnet I keep the magnetic screw and just tighten it not with the recommended torque but enough to keep it from dripping and from damaging the thread.

Feeling greetins from Munich!

if you have access to a lathe, you can buy a magnet, drill a hole in the plug, push the magnet in and loctite it into place.

As for torque settings on a oil drain plug, ive NEVER used it.. always done the feel method.. Never leaks, never strips..

But i wouldnt argue the fact its NOT the best way of doing it.. but it works for me.

Also, with a shorter threaded section you shouldn't be using as much pressure!

I use the recommended Nm for a lot of bolts, but for the oilplug, just a wrench and my 'just tight is tight enough' works fine

In 2 weeks time, the oil change is about to happen again so....

Greetz
Gerben

I buddy of mine trashed his engine with one of those little gems. Autopsy revealed a bunch of ground up parts and... no magnet. It came off and attached itself to something moving.

OUCH... thats ... not good.

how the hell does that happen ? must have been made out of putty or some crap.

More like the goo holding it in let go methinks...