May 17, 201511 yr Should the sump guard have a spacer between the bottom chassis mounts and guard? And should it also have the steel piece between the bolts and the guard, like it does on the front mount? Without a spacer the sump drain plug is below the guard.
May 17, 201511 yr The rear fixings do not have metal pieces under the bolt heads (the front does). As standard there are no spacers between the rear of the guard and the frame but some people did fit them. When new the sump plug is slightly above the underside of the sump guard but in time the guard bends up leaving the plug exposed. The best solution is to have a special headless sump plug made. These are made from an Allen bolt head and you need someone who can cut a taper thread on a lathe to cut the tapered thread the match the Ossa sump thread. If you ride on rocks with the exposed sump plug you might punch it up and break the crankcase. A simpler solution is to turn nearly all the head off the plug just leave a small countersunk section, then saw a screwdriver slot in it. Slightly countersink the sump hole to match. Use thread sealing loctite or PTFE tape on the threads.
June 3, 201511 yr Author My sump plug seems to protrude quite far out past the sump, I guess it's possible that the previous owner fitted a different plug?? Could someone please post a photo of their genuine sump plug? Edited June 3, 201511 yr by biffco
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.