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gs1000 oil leak

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hey gs luvrs!
i just did my first oil change on the bike this weekend and all went well except when i started it up. oil comes rapidly out of the edge of the oil filter plate. i stopped the engine then tightened the bolts down more... then noticed that they wouldnt tighten.. they just would spin as if the threads are stripped.... very bad news. SOO...

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Has anyone had to Rethread the screw pins (#13 in the image) that hold on the oil filter plate? they stick out off the engine case so I am at a loss here... are you able to just replace those screws somehow?? Or should I have a machine shop cut off the screws and bore threaded holes so that it would be able to hold the oil plate?

let me know if you have had to do anything like this... very scary.

thanks!

ryan
 
It might be your acorn nuts. Try using regular nuts on the studs with a lock washer. My nuts were stripped. Worse case senario you can remove those studs and buy new ones.

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Worst case would be if the threads for the studs are stripped. Not a big deal, use helicoils good as new. If studs or nuts are stripped even easier repair.
 
thanks! i will try switching out the bolts first but i really feel like the screw threads are stripped. where did you find the helicoils?

-ryan
 
i had the exact same problem on my 80 gs 1000.the studs are not stripped.the end threads where the acorn nuts go on are stripped and or the threads inside the acorn nuts are as well.unscrew the studs with some vice grips, go to ace hardward or similar place and get some new studs for about$1.50 each, and 2 new acorns for about 0.57 each and reinstall, and you are done.the studs come the exact right length already.
 
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