Ever wish you stripped out your threads? Diff drain bolt POS

[Mongler07]

Just casually doing an oil change and I always do the diff while I'm at it because I have a gallon of diff fluid for her I want to use up. Go to put the drain plug back in and torque it. Not even close to torquing down and it goes loose..... ( Insert 5 minutes of profane excessive profanity so loud that the cops were called, JK but not really) And I get it out. Turns out the bolt snapped on half.
Wtf bullshiet is this this aluminum bolt fvckey hollow-ass-mother-sh!t-fack!ng-ass-a!ds is this dumb idea
Let's put a hollow fragile bolt in a place that's sure to be trouble
Got it out luckily so now I'm running to home Depot ( only store open ATM) to get a bolt that will work till a replacement can be ordered.

 

[Journeyman]

Just casually doing an oil change and I always do the diff while I'm at it because I have a gallon of diff fluid for her I want to use up. Go to put the drain plug back in and torque it. Not even close to torquing down and it goes loose..... ( Insert 5 minutes of profane excessive profanity so loud that the cops were called, JK but not really) And I get it out. Turns out the bolt snapped on half.
Wtf bullshiet is this this aluminum bolt fvckey hollow-ass-mother-sh!t-fack!ng-ass-a!ds is this dumb idea
Let's put a hollow fragile bolt in a place that's sure to be trouble
Got it out luckily so now I'm running to home Depot ( only store open ATM) to get a bolt that will work till a replacement can be ordered.

I've read other accounts of this happening. I don't understand the benefit of such a weak drain bolt. Well done getting it out! I'm sure you plan on this already- flushing out the innards with some extra fluid in case some small stuff got left in there before refilling.

 

[1olbull]

Just casually doing an oil change and I always do the diff while I'm at it because I have a gallon of diff fluid for her I want to use up. Go to put the drain plug back in and torque it. Not even close to torquing down and it goes loose..... ( Insert 5 minutes of profane excessive profanity so loud that the cops were called, JK but not really) And I get it out. Turns out the bolt snapped on half.
Wtf bullshiet is this this aluminum bolt fvckey hollow-ass-mother-sh!t-fack!ng-ass-a!ds is this dumb idea
Let's put a hollow fragile bolt in a place that's sure to be trouble
Got it out luckily so now I'm running to home Depot ( only store open ATM) to get a bolt that will work till a replacement can be ordered.

Curious what caused those gouges in the material that surrounds the broken bolt?

 

[TURBO200R4]

I have a nice bolt that will replace that drain plug magnetic bolt.
If you pm me your address i can put it in the mail.
Several threads on this problem if you do a search .

 

[Mongler07]

Fixed.
Got a bolt at home Depot
I was lucky it snapped off at the base.
I'll drill the head out and tap a magnet in it I have on hand
Fixed for $1.25 and an hour of work.

 

[Mongler07]

It did not damage the threads. I was able to tap a chizzle into the tiny amount of the bolt that was not magnet and turn it out with a screwdriver. I've had so many times things like this happen and it's hours of work. I got lucky AF.

 

[Mongler07]

All this because I want to go to dragonmans
Maybe I'll see some other Rocketeer there tomorrow!

 

[Mongler07]

Curious what caused those gouges in the material that surrounds the broken bolt?

The meth head who I purchased the bike from dropped it hard because he was a moron
It's only visible when working on her. Meh... That's not even the worst of some of the invisible B's I've fixed

 

[Mongler07]

I have a nice bolt that will replace that drain plug magnetic bolt.
If you pm me your address i can put it in the mail.
Several threads on this problem if you do a search .

Yea seen a few but you never think it's going to happen to ... Oh yeah always does

 

[Jallen3.14]

( Insert 5 minutes of profane excessive profanity so loud that the cops were called, JK but not really)

Years ago and a bunch of bikes back, I was passing the time of day with the neighbor when he commented "I guess the bike's been running good." I looked at slightly perplexed "... yeah, not bad..." "I haven't heard you out here cussing lately."