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another tw another stipped drain plug

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triple3jrb

Discussion Starter · Feb 13, 2012

So the drain plug is stripped and rounded off! Tried the JB weld and socket trick..let it cure for 8 hours didn't hold. Any other suggestions? Seen a few old threads for a hammer and chisel, any done this and could expand upon where to hit it at to get it to turn?

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Johnny

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Mad Mac

· #14 · Mar 6, 2012

Stripped 24mm oil drain plugs were a common problem on BMW F650s. So much so that one ingenious rider modified Craftsman 15/16ths six sided sockets by milling off the bevel and selling them. I bought one.

I have not changed my TW's oil yet, but maybe the same principles would apply. If the oil drain plug is 19mm, maybe an 11/16 good quality six sided socket with the bevel milled or filed off would work. Anyone?

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Mad Mac

· #16 · Mar 7, 2012

Mad Mac said:
If the oil drain plug is 19mm, maybe an 11/16 good quality six sided socket with the bevel milled or filed off would work.

When I made the post above, I was not where I could check my TW. Since then, I have determined that an 11/16 will not fit. Furthermore, no milling of the beveled edge of a socket should be necessary. There is plenty of depth to the drain plug nut, unlike the F650 plug that was underneath the crankcase and only about an eighth of an inch thick.

It is important, in my opinion, to use a six point socket and not a 12 point. Better yet, Snapon offers six point flank drive sockets that put the pressure on the sides and not the corners of the fastener, albeit a bit pricey at $14.75.

Has anyone stripped the drain plug with the closed end wrench in the factory tool kit ?

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