re tapping sump plug thread???

[Red5]

Basic oil and filter change on a gsxr k4 and one pre stripped thread in the sump... how generous of the garage it was bought from.
Anybody have ideas of where they would or have previously taken a sump for welding and re threading?? The sump is off and ready to be taken somewhere.

[Tigerxc]

Hi not sure where you can take it, but you can get an heli-coil insert kit basically you drill the hole bigger and re-tap the new hole and wind the insert in normally comes in a kit with drill tap and insert tool. might be worth a look.

[skippy]

Get a uni-thread kit from totnes...........simples.......done loads of em...........will text u the address as soon as i can find it............if your not happy doing it yourself, i will do it.

[skippy]

Nick...............PM sent

[Ruffian]

Nick if you want can have a look at the set at work,
What thread size is it in there already??

[TLS-Moose]

Generally M18x1.5 I think ....... Though possibly 1.25 .......

Timeserts are generally better than helicoil in such a situation, IMHO, and I have one in the TL now ........

If the previous garage had stripped the thread, surely it would have been leaking oil?

[Ruffian]

Turns out it was a m14 thread in it, so was plenty of meat around it to re thread the sump slightly oversized.

Retapped it up to m15 thread and supplied nick with a new sump plug and copper washer to match!
(Things we do for friends hey nick!!)

[Mervin]

yes i had the same with my Teapot , got a kit off ebay , 15mm tap and 6 plugs for about a tenner i think , bloody thing still kept dripping though , i PTFE tape and all sorts , in the end i put some wet and dry on a wooden block and cleaned the surface of the sump where the washer went and it sealed then

[Red5]

Mighty fine Job. All sorted. Thank you sooooooooooo much, I'm soooo greatful to everyone rallying around for me at the moment.