2001 Honda RVT1000R - RC51
I went to change my oil and the drain plug is pretty rounded. So far I've tried a flare nut wrench, vice grips, damaged bolt sockets, gator grip, and a metric fuckton of wd40. All of these have succeeded in making the problem worse. I own a set of extractors but would like to keep them as a last resort. Anyone have any bright ideas?

7/23/2010 7:20:11 PM

Depending on how big the head on the plug is, maybe you could try using a dremel and cutting a slot into it. Then you could use an impact gun/driver with a large flathead bit to turn it out. I've used this trick before, but not on a bolt fastened to such a high torque.

7/23/2010 7:48:49 PM

I basically did that. a cutoff wheel in a drill. finally got it out. no idea how the head got so mushy. hopefully the dealership will have a new one in the morning.

7/23/2010 8:03:43 PM

Yeah I've got flat chisels with a hex shank. If all else fails i cut a deep notch, then put a wrench on it and heat the shit of the aluminum around it. If the bolt is aluminium as well I'll take an air duster can upside down to freeze it.

7/23/2010 8:30:22 PM

^that sounds like you're begging for it to fracture

7/23/2010 9:40:31 PM

yeah, theres no need for all that

7/23/2010 9:46:17 PM

well hot damn, autozone guy just let me go in the back and pillage their hardware boxes. found a M12-1.5 replacement. shaft is slightly longer but a couple washers and it should be all good.

7/23/2010 10:19:27 PM

lolololololol ill give you 1500 and a case of pbr for that bike

7/23/2010 11:48:31 PM

I have used a gator grip with a air chisel with a flat head on it tapping on while you turn it bring some pretty rounded shit off

7/24/2010 12:08:11 AM

^^ double that, and throw in some POM juice to mix with the pbr and you got a deal

7/24/2010 8:53:34 AM

Weld a small piece of pipe to the plug. Then weld a nut on top of that and turn the nut.

7/26/2010 10:16:25 PM

^is the pan aluminum on that?

7/26/2010 10:28:01 PM

put something magnetic to the bolt. if it is attracted to the bolt then you can get a regular MIG wilder on it

7/26/2010 10:53:41 PM

bolt was aluminum, pan was magnesium allow

7/26/2010 11:44:32 PM