November 29, 200916 yr Masso, this is the sump plug paulmac and Godzilla are talking about in this thread. It is made out of soft material. It
November 29, 200916 yr That is one nasty looking sump plug, Mine was tight, started to round off, I hammered a socket on and managed to remove the plug. squeezed together chocolate wrapper has more structural integrity than the material that sump plug is made of. Replaced it with a Hell team one - good kit. took about a week to arrive from Australia.
November 29, 200916 yr yikes!....and yours is an 06!!..you'd think a newer bike wood come off easier....what exactly is this plug ??? Yo Masso I've sent you an email - that is THE drain plug Paul MAc
November 30, 200916 yr Masso, this is the sump plug paulmac and Godzilla are talking about in this thread. It is made out of soft material. It
November 30, 200916 yr yikes!....is this some kinda jap revenge ...stupid material for such a part!....how did you ever figure out the ninja 250 thingy?you could forget it and just use the drain plug under the shifter ....its easier Masso, I had a 250 Ninja parts engine lying in the garage, so I checked. Unfortunately you have to remove the sump plug. The drain plug under the shifter is not enough. I removed it, and laid the bike on its side for maybe 24 hours. Only got a little oil out… Btw, where is salt-spring island? Edited November 30, 200916 yr by G520
December 1, 200916 yr Masso, I had a 250 Ninja parts engine lying in the garage, so I checked.Unfortunately you have to remove the sump plug. The drain plug under the shifter is not enough. I removed it, and laid the bike on its side for maybe 24 hours. Only got a little oil out
December 3, 200916 yr dude...saltspring is in trials heaven!.....west coast of canada near vancouver....lots of sinle track forest riding ....masso Interesting, thanks. I took a look in google earth. Seems like a really beautiful place. Maybe I will take a look sometimes, when I visit my sister in Vancouver.. Sorry to wander offtopic, I will keep focused from now on..
December 3, 200916 yr Interesting, thanks. I took a look in google earth. Seems like a really beautiful place. Maybe I will take a look sometimes, when I visit my sister in Vancouver.. Sorry to wander offtopic, I will keep focused from now on.. now, you gotta admit...google earth is some kinda wonderful!.........hey, I think I'll go over to paris today, have a look around, no. I'll go to mems and check out the scorpa factory!
December 22, 200916 yr Author Hi all. I have just finally got round to changing the gear oil and hey presto.......rounded the plug off ! Armed with the info supplied on here I set about removing the sump guard, and found myself a good six point socket (12mm I think). I reached around the bike (yes I gave it a reach around) so as to pull the ratchet and socket upto the bolt head. One slight careful bit of a turn later and I'm shaking my head in disbelief... The bolt head had nowhere to bend in my six point socket, there is no way it could round off. How wrong was I. Anyway, better luck tomorrow I hope. Does anybody know what thread the plug is cos I might just drill it out. and re-tap.
December 22, 200916 yr Hi all. I have just finally got round to changing the gear oil and hey presto.......rounded the plug off !Armed with the info supplied on here I set about removing the sump guard, and found myself a good six point socket (12mm I think). I reached around the bike (yes I gave it a reach around) so as to pull the ratchet and socket upto the bolt head. One slight careful bit of a turn later and I'm shaking my head in disbelief... The bolt head had nowhere to bend in my six point socket, there is no way it could round off. How wrong was I. Anyway, better luck tomorrow I hope. Does anybody know what thread the plug is cos I might just drill it out. and re-tap. WHAT ABOUT VISE GRIPS? well, you can still drain your oil using the drain bolt on side under the shifter[one with copper washer]
December 22, 200916 yr Hi had the same on my 05 250. I hammered a slightly smaller socket on,and used an impact driver - it came off no problem. I then replaced with an aftermarket from birketts and had no further problems ! Cheers John
December 23, 200916 yr Same problem on my 05 first time I needed it out. Used a chisel punch to turn it out and bought a standard inexpensive bolt/screw from local fastener company, cut to length and been fine ever since.
December 23, 200916 yr Hi all. I have just finally got round to changing the gear oil and hey presto.......rounded the plug off !Armed with the info supplied on here I set about removing the sump guard, and found myself a good six point socket (12mm I think). I reached around the bike (yes I gave it a reach around) so as to pull the ratchet and socket upto the bolt head. One slight careful bit of a turn later and I'm shaking my head in disbelief... The bolt head had nowhere to bend in my six point socket, there is no way it could round off. How wrong was I. Anyway, better luck tomorrow I hope. Does anybody know what thread the plug is cos I might just drill it out. and re-tap. Please don
December 23, 200916 yr Author Why has nobody suggested taking the clutch cover off ? It would only take a minute and easy to do, or is there another problem that I don't yet know about ? I tried the chisel, then the vise-grips and no joy.......I usually like a challenge but could do without this one. Its 1-0 to the sump plug.
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