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cyberdork
stripped Nuts on oil filter cover
after oil change a nut didn't screw on all the way and kept spinning. I had a slight leak so I reseated he gasket and used a different nut. Then another nut stripped which I tied running it hoping for a small leak again. Bad choice, it all spilled out pulling out. So am I using crap nuts that strip? Can I use gasket sealer?Tags: None
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Originally posted by cyberdork View Postafter oil change a nut didn't screw on all the way and kept spinning. I had a slight leak so I reseated he gasket and used a different nut. Then another nut stripped which I tied running it hoping for a small leak again. Bad choice, it all spilled out pulling out. So am I using crap nuts that strip? Can I use gasket sealer?Dogma
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Mark whiz
That stud is definitely stripped - a frequent occurance on these guys.
Just get you some new studs and nuts (obviously you can see the benefit of having a couple of spares around) and replace the stud. The old stud should come out easily enough with a little urging with a pair of Vise-Grips, clean out the hole with a little solvent of some sort, Put a little blue LockTite on the threads that screw into the engine case and screw it in until firm (but don't go torquing it). I like to give the LockTite 30 minutes or so of curing time and then put the filter and cover back on and you should be good to go.
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cyberdork
Originally posted by Mark whiz View PostThat stud is definitely stripped - a frequent occurance on these guys.
Just get you some new studs and nuts (obviously you can see the benefit of having a couple of spares around) and replace the stud. The old stud should come out easily enough with a little urging with a pair of Vise-Grips, clean out the hole with a little solvent of some sort, Put a little blue LockTite on the threads that screw into the engine case and screw it in until firm (but don't go torquing it). I like to give the LockTite 30 minutes or so of curing time and then put the filter and cover back on and you should be good to go.
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Clone
They are metric, so the easiest way to do it is to get one out. This is where a good pair of visegrips comes in. Take that stud with you and get four(I know there are only three, but then you have one extra) and six new nylock nuts. You will need a tube of blue loctite or if you are really confident you can use red(but don't strip it again it won't come out). Then do as directed, blow out the hole with brakeclean put a drop of loctite on the threads and screw it into the case, let the loctite set up and then reinstall the cover with the oring using your swanky new nylock nuts with a 1/4"ratchet just snug. that is about 5ftlbs
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cyberdork
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Mark whiz
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cyberdork
I wish they made them longer to have more space for the nut to grip onto. I ordered them off of bikebandit instead of worrying about the hardware store. Thanks for the help.
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Clone
They are short so that the acorn nut will cover the top. If you go to a longer stud, you can't use an acorn nut. That is why you go to nylock nuts and you don't have to worry about the length.
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gusman82
Acorn nuts.
I have an '82 GS1100E and I had a similar dilemna after a local shop recently did an oil/filter change. After they supplied me with some open nuts to try (which didn't work btw), I ended up finding some acorn nuts through a local BMW/Mercedes repair shop. They fit PERFECTLY. They're slightly larger externally, but the thread pattern is the same. The BMW part number is: 11121720113. I paid $2.25CDN for each nut. I repalced all five for my filter cover. The shop had stripped three of them.
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Originally posted by gusman82 View PostI have an '82 GS1100E and I had a similar dilemna after a local shop recently did an oil/filter change. After they supplied me with some open nuts to try (which didn't work btw), I ended up finding some acorn nuts through a local BMW/Mercedes repair shop. They fit PERFECTLY. They're slightly larger externally, but the thread pattern is the same. The BMW part number is: 11121720113. I paid $2.25CDN for each nut. I repalced all five for my filter cover. The shop had stripped three of them.sigpic[Tom]
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