oil drain plug

[marzzy]

I thought about the fact that I may be turning the wrong way, but I looked at it straight up while laying on my back thinking "lefty lucy" then when I put the socket onto it I continued that direction. Like I said the drain plug is frozen stuck and a very shallow plug so the socket constantly jumps off. I gave up after about 30min and bandaged my bleeding fingers. By the way, I live in So. Cal. I should have become a motorcycle mechianic. Labor is $70.00 per hr.

[music man]

Originally Posted by marzzy

. By the way, I live in So. Cal. I should have become a motorcycle mechianic. Labor is $70.00 per hr.

I don't recall right off the top of my head which way to turn that plug but when it is upside down like that, lefty loosy righty tighty doesn't always apply, there is the upside down factor, and reverse thread (I HATE that shit) factor.

And that is probably how much the Suzi shop here charges per hour too, but a damn oil change don't take an hour, it damn sure better not take a motorcycle mechanic an hour with his fancy lifts and all that. One more thing, that drain plug gets stripped easy because of the whole socket slipping off thing, it probably has nothing to do with it being "froze" on there.

[marzzy]

I did try both directions to no avail. This bike runs very nicely . It is 1999 with 1550 miles on it...it is probably the original oil the motorcycle came with. It was stored indoors, but about 8 miles from the ocean. I guess I could take it to the shop to just get the oil plug and and filter plugs loosened. How much could that cost? $100 It is just terrible going into these places . They seem to take advantage of the fact that I am female. That is prcisely why I started to change the oil in my cars myself..No trouble since then and quite easy.

[music man]

Originally Posted by marzzy

They seem to take advantage of the fact that I am female.

Ah now we are getting to the root of the problem, yea most mechanics see a woman coming they see $$$$, bloodsuckin' pricks.

[patrick_777]

Originally Posted by music man

Ah now we are getting to the root of the problem, yea most mechanics see a woman coming they see $$$$, bloodsuckin' pricks.

What do you do again, MM? :redflip:

[music man]

[quote=patrick_777]

Originally Posted by "music man":3t2fwuxy

Ah now we are getting to the root of the problem, yea most mechanics see a woman coming they see $$$$, bloodsuckin' pricks.

What do you do again, MM? :redflip:[/quote:3t2fwuxy]



:owned: :poke2:

[GZ250]

in the earlier post on the picture i have showed the direction to open the nut, as the place is tricky and low so you have to keep the socket and lever really straight otherwise it would surely slip. no offence, ask any male to help you. this nut might be over-tight.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by marzzy

Like I said the drain plug is frozen stuck and a very shallow plug so the socket constantly jumps off.

This has been discussed here before but might be hard to find..................
The problem IS that the head of the drain bolt is THIN for some stupid reason. To make matters worse, most sockets are tapered slightly INSIDE the socket to make it easier to get on a bolt "by feel".

So....there are 2 solutions: A box wrench, 6 sided not 12 OR take your socket to the SIDE of a grinder wheel and grind it down until the taper is gone. Had I kept my GZ, I was going to look for an equivalent bolt with a fatter head.

P.S. Be sure to use a crush washer if you end up doing it yourself. Not having one on there now may be a large part of the problem.

[marzzy]

I am basically retired.
at this point I think I have basically chewed up the the interior of 2 sockets. I can't understand the mentality of having that bolt so shallow. Repalcement is in order if I ever get it off, but first things first. Unfortuately most men I know Have absolutely no idea what a socket wrench is. I won't be riding until I can get this plug off and the oil changed.

[adrianinflorida]

The only option, if the drain plug will absolutely not come out, is to remove the entire drain "pan". The round part that the plug screws into. You should be able to get the plug out with a box wrench, like Easy mentioned, or even a good pair of channel lock pliers.