748 Sump Plug Pita!

Discussion in '748 / 916 / 996 / 998' started by ALISTAIR STANWAY, Jan 25, 2020.

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  1. OK. Anyone had a sump plug stuck and strip the Allen head, even when using the right size? Sump plug seems stuck.
    Can’t believe it’s an ally plug!
     
    #1 ALISTAIR STANWAY, Jan 25, 2020
  2. no.... well ive not... sounds like a bitch.. perhaps try the forum favorite (and pretty good) method of tapping in the tightest fitting torx bit you can...
     
    #2 chizel, Jan 25, 2020
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  3. you turning it the right way?;):punch:
     
    #3 andyb, Jan 25, 2020
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  4. Torx is easiest get out. They’re brass not ally, so if you resort to hitting it to get it out, bear in mind it’ll shave off easier than ally.
     
    #4 nelly, Jan 25, 2020
  5. What a @#$%@ nightmare! No joy with Torx. Its like its welded in. I really have no idea how thats coming out. I've eve tried to very carefully tap the edge with a chisel which felt pretty terrible TBH but its just not moving at all.

    And yes... I'm turning it the right way, unless its a left handed thread ;)
     
    #5 ALISTAIR STANWAY, Jan 25, 2020
  6. im no expert and others may be able to give better advice but perhaps as a last resort you could drill it out...draining the oil via the filter first.
     
    #6 chizel, Jan 25, 2020
  7. drill a hole and use a large ezy out.
     
    #7 chizel, Jan 25, 2020
  8. If you ran the engine till its hot it could help?
     
    #8 Cream_Revenge, Jan 25, 2020
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  9. Aluminium expands more than Brass, the question is will it expand and make the hole smaller, or larger :bucktooth: it's not straightforward on castings :thinkingface: worth a go though :)
     
    #9 Exige, Jan 25, 2020
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  10. Fair play. Didn't want to run the motor TBH as the belts defy need doing as its been stood a long while but want to drop off the generator case to get it repainted.
    Stud extractor kit here we come .
     
    #10 ALISTAIR STANWAY, Jan 25, 2020
  11. remember its upside down...
     
    #11 andyb, Jan 25, 2020
  12. Yes, Lefty Lucy, Righty tighty :)
     
    #12 ALISTAIR STANWAY, Jan 25, 2020
  13. When you are lying on your back, not when looking down at it from above.
     
    #13 Cream_Revenge, Jan 25, 2020
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  14. Just wait until you try and get the filter off. :astonished:
     
    #14 Expat Jack, Jan 25, 2020
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  15. never had a prob with a filter.. does this happen also?
     
    #15 chizel, Jan 25, 2020
  16. can you get mole grips on it?
     
    #16 Flatfish, Jan 25, 2020
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  17. Oh yes. Ask @Cream_Revenge
     
    #17 Expat Jack, Jan 25, 2020
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  18. I’d be careful drilling it.... there a good chance you’re going to land brass in the sump and there’s a magnet on it which is going to end up rolling around in there to. You’ll get the magnet easy enough, but getting the brass out is going to be a harder task.
    It’s. A bitch of a job, but drilling would be a last resort imo.
     
    #18 nelly, Jan 25, 2020
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  19. Yeah I have ordered a Laser Laser 5967 Screw Extractor set. That should do the trick hopefully. Really don't want to damage anything. I've worked on many bikes in the past but never seen a sump plug stuck like this.

    Thanks for all the suggestions and support :) We'll get there.
     
    #19 ALISTAIR STANWAY, Jan 25, 2020
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  20. how much meat is on the bung? could you drill into it (not through) and try an ezy out? what would you try? im a ham fisted fucker so would probably use a hammer and punch and crack the casings in the process!
     
    #20 chizel, Jan 25, 2020
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