Primary Chaincase drain plug

[CrazyIvan]

In the Clymer manual it states 'tighten securely' but no torque figure given.

Anyone any idea what torque it should be?

Cheers

[BaZa®]

Take what you will from this thread...Excuse the pun...;)


http://www.harley-davidson-hangout.c...ase+drain+plug

[CrazyIvan]

Cheers Baza..... I will repeat a thousand times 'I must do a search before asking questions'!

[BaZa®]

Originally Posted by CrazyIvan

Cheers Baza..... I will repeat a thousand times 'I must do a search before asking questions'!

.........yer waddya think I sit here all day waiting to be someones bloody secretary...

[S.T.Chapman]

ask its a lot quicker

if you tape the threaded portion with ptfe tape and tighten it up using a standard allen key. then just a gentle nip will be enough, dont swing on it with a length of steam pipe;)
I say that because obviously the amount of torque you apply is dictated by the length of the lever.
ie if you use a 1/2" wrench and hex bit you apply torque without realising it an allen key is nice and short.

[CrazyIvan]

Originally Posted by BaZa

.........yer waddya think I sit here all day waiting to be someones bloody secretary...

Er...... yeah?!

[CrazyIvan]

Originally Posted by S.T.Chapman

ask its a lot quicker

if you tape the threaded portion with ptfe tape and tighten it up using a standard allen key. then just a gentle nip will be enough, dont swing on it with a length of steam pipe;)
I say that because obviously the amount of torque you apply is dictated by the length of the lever.
ie if you use a 1/2" wrench and hex bit you apply torque without realising it an allen key is nice and short.

Thanks ST. I guess also that one mans 'brute force' is another mans 'finger tight'....

I put a twirl or two of the tape on , then insert the long shaft of the allen key and tighten it with my fingers using the short end as a lever. Done it like this for 3 years now and never had a leak there and no worries about cracking the case.