take the diff. housing apart or not

wolle

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High threre !

I have a problem:

The oil drain plug from the final drive broke. Part of it is now inside the housing.

Can I take the diff. housing apart or not ? Anybody did this ?

Thanks !
 
If you do a search for "Drain Plug Final Drive Unit" there is information available.
 
If part of it fell in the diff you must have pushed it in on purpose Do not panic it is a real simple fix, the centre bit inside of the broken bolt is a magnet get a centre punch and slighty tap it in just enough to get a flat tip screwdriver in behind it and unscrew the broken bolt it is that easy -- just push the centre piece in enough to get the tip of the screw driver in behind it.
You can order a new plug from bike bandit I ordered two the last time just in case I do it again.
You can go to any hardware store and get a temp plug in the meantime. The torque setting for the plug is if I remember correctly is 10 or 11 lbs it is not much use a torque wrench or you will break it again.
 

This does not work. The magnetic part is somewhere inside the housing, not visible.
 
Get one of those magnets on a stick and put it in the hole and see if you can fish it out, I have not tried this, just a thought.