take the diff. housing apart or not

[wolle]

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 !

 

[kmrmike]

If you do a search for "Drain Plug Final Drive Unit" there is information available.

 

[Ugarte]

Don't panic, many of us have done the same thing, you do not need to tear apart the bevel box. See this thread for how to fix it:

http://www.r3owners.net/general-tech-talk/2505-drain-plug-final-drive-unit.html

Then again, you said part of it fell into the housing....hmmm....maybe you do need to panic.

 

[scot in exile]

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.

 

[HellFire]

The technical torque specs for most of the plugs on a Triumph are as follows ......

"Finger Tighten Until You Chip A Nail"

 

[wolle]

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.

 

[liquidsmile]

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.

 

[wolle]

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.

Already tried that.

Fail !