Stripped sump plug threads. - SV650.org

02-12-12, 04:39 PM

Hi, I know im new to the forum but im having a major crisis!

Changing my oil this morning and somehow managed to strip the threads in my sump. I've managed to use Grandville Instant Gasket to temporarily fix it and its holding really well however I need a new Sump as a permanent fix. Does anyone know where I can get one?!?! Please and thank you?!!!

Thanks,
Sam

Geodude · 02-12-12, 04:58 PM

What bike? On my curvy its part of the engine block so cant just replace sump. Helicoil?

02-12-12, 05:48 PM

Its the Pointy SV650 on a 06 Reg :/

02-12-12, 05:51 PM

You may get away with re tapping the threads and getting a new sump plug.

andrewsmith · 02-12-12, 05:55 PM

Get it to a mechanic and get them to check.
Might need a helicoil or timesert put in

02-12-12, 05:56 PM

I've already tried re-tapping the threads and putting a new bolt in but its not working. I think I might have to get an M12 Helicoil Repair Kit and see if that works, the only downside is getting all the swarf and metal shavings out of the sump after I repair the threads. :/

02-12-12, 06:15 PM

Either drain oil again (preferred option) or magnetise sump plug if it isn't already.

You could drill/tap and plug it then re tap it correct size.

Sid Squid · 02-12-12, 08:22 PM

There's no separate sump, it will need to be repaired. It would be best to tap it oversize as the case is thin and inserts often comes out with the plug which wears the new sump thread. I think the last one I fixed I used an M14 plug from a Ford*.

*Possibly, I can't remember exactly.

02-12-12, 10:39 PM

Okay cheers guys!

Thanks for all the help, nice to be part of a forum I can get decent friendly bike advice from!

Sid Squid · 02-12-12, 10:57 PM

PS. The more I think about it the less certain I am it was a Ford plug, it was definitely a car plug though, but anyway the SV1000 uses an M14x1.25 sump plug which would work.

02-12-12, 04:39 PM	#1
Sam_Skippy Guest Posts: n/a	Stripped sump plug threads. Hi, I know im new to the forum but im having a major crisis! Changing my oil this morning and somehow managed to strip the threads in my sump. I've managed to use Grandville Instant Gasket to temporarily fix it and its holding really well however I need a new Sump as a permanent fix. Does anyone know where I can get one?!?! Please and thank you?!!! Thanks, Sam

02-12-12, 04:58 PM	#2
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,669	Re: HELP! -- Stripped Threads in my Sump! What bike? On my curvy its part of the engine block so cant just replace sump. Helicoil? __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. Last edited by Geodude; 02-12-12 at 05:00 PM.

02-12-12, 05:48 PM	#3
Sam_Skippy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: HELP! -- Stripped Threads in my Sump! Its the Pointy SV650 on a 06 Reg :/

02-12-12, 05:51 PM	#4
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: HELP! -- Stripped Threads in my Sump! You may get away with re tapping the threads and getting a new sump plug.

02-12-12, 05:55 PM	#5
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: HELP! -- Stripped Threads in my Sump! Get it to a mechanic and get them to check. Might need a helicoil or timesert put in __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

02-12-12, 05:56 PM	#6
Sam_Skippy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: HELP! -- Stripped Threads in my Sump! I've already tried re-tapping the threads and putting a new bolt in but its not working. I think I might have to get an M12 Helicoil Repair Kit and see if that works, the only downside is getting all the swarf and metal shavings out of the sump after I repair the threads. :/

02-12-12, 06:15 PM	#7
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: HELP! -- Stripped Threads in my Sump! Either drain oil again (preferred option) or magnetise sump plug if it isn't already. You could drill/tap and plug it then re tap it correct size.

02-12-12, 08:22 PM	#8
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: HELP! -- Stripped Threads in my Sump. There's no separate sump, it will need to be repaired. It would be best to tap it oversize as the case is thin and inserts often comes out with the plug which wears the new sump thread. I think the last one I fixed I used an M14 plug from a Ford. Possibly, I can't remember exactly. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

02-12-12, 10:39 PM	#9
Sam_Skippy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Stripped sump plug threads. Okay cheers guys! Thanks for all the help, nice to be part of a forum I can get decent friendly bike advice from!

02-12-12, 10:57 PM	#10
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Stripped sump plug threads. PS. The more I think about it the less certain I am it was a Ford plug, it was definitely a car plug though, but anyway the SV1000 uses an M14x1.25 sump plug which would work. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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