Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original

Stripped drain plug....best fix?

<< < (2/2)

Paul:

--- Quote from: QuantumDuck ---
...now I just have to fix that pesky leak around the front sprocket :mrgreen:

--- End quote ---


I got the fix for that one  :wink:

Once the seal and collar are out you'll find an o-ring on the shaft. Change that o-ring with one that is 1-1/16 X 7/8 X 3/32. I bought a bag of them at Home Depot and they were $.25 each. The Home Depot stock number is 35734B. I posted the sizes for non-us members, I don't think Home Depot is international.

Anyways... once that oring is changed out with the new one you will need to take the collar and grind a little bit at a time off one end of the collar - do this slowly, once the metal is gone you can't put it back :wink: .

I ground and test fit a few times before I could fit the retainer clip back on. This is going to be a tight fit and that is what stops the leakage. I also put the non-ground on end against the oring when I slid the collar back in, just to be sure there weren't any burrs that would damage my new oring.

I did this about a year ago and have had not one dribble, the sprocket has stayed dry as a bone. Before I did this i was changing that little seal and oring every month.

kxtaz:
i can save you $40 [cost of helicoil kit].the correct tap size for  installing a m10 x 1.5 helicoil is m12 x 1.5 tap.helicoil wants you to spend the extra money on helicoil kit instead of just buying helicoil inserts seperately.tap that comes in kit is marked m10 x 1.5 but thats actually bolt size.heli coil taps are always 2 sizes larger with same pitch [example: M8 x 1.25 helicoil tap is actually M10 x 1.25 regular metric tap].

ShanMan:
as a follow up: I wanted thank everyone for the bits of knowledge. I wound up buying the M10 X 1.5 Heli-Coil kit for $45. I know it seems excessive, but 1) it will save me time in the long run and 2) it's another tool to put in the tool box!   :D  (it's a sickness really)  :wink:

<edit> In conclusion, the kit worked out bitchin' and I had the whole thing done and tools put away in 30 minutes. Thanks again guys.  :D

gwcrim:
OK, this all sounds great BUT.........  how do you get the little tab out of the case?

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page