I didn’t change my oil today.

[shaneMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Some quality 6 side sockets, and some special half size sockets, very trick

TB

I think it might be a bit past that at this stage :blush:

[GregMember]

Well give me a yell if you think I can help, always happy to help an Old Bull

TB

[DeanMember]

Shane, there is probably 5-6 ways of attacking this problem,and many have already been suggested,I will throw my 2 bobs in, give the outside of the nut a go with some rust buster or penetrine,let it soak the longer the better,apply some Gentle heat to the cases with a hot air gun or propane torch,remember Gentle heat,next get a can of quick freeze (bunnings,auto one)spray the nut. Then use a rattle gun with a metrinch socket. That will get the bastard off;) option two,same as above but use a cold chisel, option 3 you can use a plumbers mate which is like a pipe vice grip with an extended handle.option 4 if it will fit in you could try a stud remover. Option 5 leave it alone and just turn your bike upside down and let it drain from the filler:woohoo:

option 6 wait for TB with his special tools;)

Ollie

[JoeMember]

Shane ,
heres my 2 cents worth.
Go to Bunnings & buy the IRWEN Easy out sockets.There are worth about $50 for a set of 6. They work like a spiral so the harder you try to lossen the bolt the tighter it grips.Worked wonders. . Good Luck.

[Brendon CarreMember]

x 2 for tryhards method!!

[shaneMember]

Ha! Paydirts!

I had another look around the shed and found a 6 sided socket…but as I might have let slip, the nut was way beyond that sort of thing. I should really have looked harder in the first place before I buggered it completely.

The chisel wouldn’t work, not enough room in beside the frame rails, so I grabbed an old screwdriver (my pop just rolled in his grave!) but that wouldn’t budge it either.

So I think, in for a penny, and with a LITTLE file, make two flat sides to fit a 13 mm OE spanner. (If this doesn’t worked I’m all for emptying it by upturning the thing!)

Thank Christ that worked :woohoo:

Now, I need a new alloy sump plug. These things look like they’re spun, can anyone recommend a turner in Penrith? Luckily the filler is (or was) exactly the same dimensions!!!

[dennis da menaceMember]

shane-o…..i remember doin THAT on my VOR…..

i have one of these special tools, its called a shark spanner, it looks cheap but it works a treat!


(it goes the other way to undo stuff)
it fits anything from 8 to 21mm.
i inhereted it from MY pop!

they still sell them at tool shops. very handy.
helped me out of my VOR predicament!!

[shaneMember]

Ta Menace, I was thinking I needed one of those today…my old man’s got one but he’s bloody 5 hours away!

Meh, one rounded nut in 7 years isn’t so bad

[Anonymous]

Glad you got it sorted Shane, it’s a bitch when they get rounded off.

[shaneMember]

Thanks for all the advice and offers of assistance.

In the end I took another route.

Time to visit some showrooms with a vernier to find a suitle replacement part!

[dennis da menaceMember]

get onto VORCLUB.COM

they will send you one from spaghetti land. quick smart!!

and thier sticker kits are cool. (not as cool as an OBT one though)

i reckon i got an extra grand for mine, just for the stickers, and i outlaid about AU$150….

the bloke was stoked!!

[shaneMember]

Ta Menace, I’l have a squiz

[glennMember]

shane_vor wrote:

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Ta Menace, I’l have a squiz

maybe this one will help next time

[shaneMember]

How’s this?

$41 for a sump plug, shipped to my door direct from Italy.

$41!!!! It’s a sump plug!

Hopefully the bloke in NZ can do a better price?

I’m about to email CrossCountry Action (again, poor buggers) to see if they still have any…

Ahhh Euro bikes:unsure:

[drewMember]

hey Shane,

can you take the old plug to a nut and bolt shop and get something in the same thread and length?

it’d be metric i guess. cant be that hard to get one.??? but then it might not be.

just a thought.

did i read in one of your posts that the filler is the same thread? or am i dreaming again:blush:

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