having just bought husaberg 650 supermoto i was doing oil change has anyone had difficulty removing oil screen plug im finding it near impossible to remove any ideas would be appreciated
Joined Dec 2004
2K Posts | 248+
back in cottonwood, az
people tend to overtighten these with the thought that it is holding the engine together [-X. a couple of ways to break it free is a hammer impact tool or heating the case around it with impact. using brute force with a socket usually just rounds the hex.
Joined Sep 2013
322 Posts | 55+
Nova Scotia Canada, Granite Hills enduro park
Be careful once its broken free that the threads don't come with it .
been there with my oil bung :furious:
been there with my oil bung :furious:
Don't panic!, just get a medium sized rubber mallet, put a 13mm socket wrench on the bolt head and give it a few sharp taps in the undo direction! it will come undone. Its the disimilar metal material that case welds the bolt head to the engine case. I always use this method to get the plug undone in my berg and so do the mechanics here at KTM..they actually showed me this trick. 
p.s i actually have a mini breaker bar for removing this plug with the rubber mallet, but a socket wrench will do.
p.s i actually have a mini breaker bar for removing this plug with the rubber mallet, but a socket wrench will do.
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Joined Nov 2001
17K Posts | 774+
Ely, England
Kaduflyer
13mm 6-sided socket in 1/2" drive, 12" extention, nice long-armed ratchet.
don't use the wrong tools or a multi-spline socket or spanner.
if the head is poor - great! hammer the socket on for that nice firm grip and do the above.
piece o piss
Taffy
13mm 6-sided socket in 1/2" drive, 12" extention, nice long-armed ratchet.
don't use the wrong tools or a multi-spline socket or spanner.
if the head is poor - great! hammer the socket on for that nice firm grip and do the above.
piece o piss
Taffy
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