stripped drain plug fix ?????

[Awk08]

found this info over on e2s to fix a 250r stripped drain plug, sounds like it may work on our blasters too ????
can anyone confirm our drain plug size ?????.......................................

If you have stripped a 12mm oil drain bolt (TRX250R) you can simply re-tap the hole to 14mm X 1.25 and replace the bolt with a Suzuki LT250R drain bolt.

 

[Awk08]

bumpin this for the new thread on this subject

 

[slickerthanyou]

Yes our drain plug is 12mm. I bought one of those magnetic jobs and 12mm is stamped right on the head.

 

[blasterBruce]

or if anything you could go buy a rubber one and it will expand to fit the 12mm hole , just saying

 

[Luni]

Id rather do it right. This is exactly what I told someone to do when theirs was stripped.

I said to tap it out for the next largest pitch and it should work.

Good stuff AWK.

 

[scotj77]

I would always worry about one of those expantion plugs. if you knock it out and don't realize it that would be really bad.

 

[blasterfreek30]

good info for sure man

 

[blasterBruce]

but you have to be somewhat experienced to tap aluminum , that's why i mentioned the expansion plug idea but none the less good info about the part !

 

[pittboss45]

You could just buy an oversized, self tapping drain plug that come in +10,+20,+30 and so on, then just screw it in. Works great.