Primary Drain might be stripped!

[mcgroom]

I am concerned that my primary drain might be stripped.

I had my buddy work on the left side fluid and I did the right. Bullshiting, drinking beer etc.

He has a torque wrench that clicks, mine does not. At some point he stopped and asked if there was something wrong with my wrench? I looked and it appeared that the drain plug was at least 1/4" recessed in the housing. What the fuck.

I backed it back out most of the way and put it back in. I wiped it off and there appeared to be very fine shavings. They may have been there from the fluid change but I doubt it.

Anyways, I started it for a bit to let things work themselves in. No leak at all.

Will the vibration work it back out? If it is not leaking, how do I know for sureif it is stripped? If it is, I assume I will have to replace the inner primary housing. Do I bother or just put a belt drive on it?

I am severly bumming on this one guys. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Fibersnake]

It is probably good and depending on the shaving, is it like a powder or do you see little bits of what would look like radius metals?

Even if you did strip it, you should be able to save the housing. May have to drill it out, tap it to the next size plug.

Would highly recommend that you get and accurate torque wrench be it a click, digital, annalog or beam. My suggestion would be to get a inch pound one that goes up to at least 250" lbs and that way you can do the math and set it for the proper torque, if I recall right 120" lbs or 10' lbs. You will get better accuracy out of using the inch torque verse bringing down a typical foot lb torque to those very low range.

Also it does not hurt to wrap a little teflon tape on the thread when reinstalling as well as changing out the O-ring during the change out.

 

[alhall88]

Its just a pipe plug and I wouldn't sweat it. You could just try some of the teflon tape made for oil and gas (yellow color) to seal it. You can also buy a heli coil set made for pipe plugs. I don't remember off hand as I put a belt drive on mine but I believe its a 1/8 npt pipe thread. As long as its tight you should be fine.

 

[txchopperguy]

McGroom...p.m. sent

 

[haze324]

Also it does not hurt to wrap a little teflon tape on the thread when reinstalling as well as changing out the O-ring during the change out.

^^^

try the teflon tape

 

[CCRainman]

They also make liquid teflon which works well. I doubt that the plug is stripped. I went a little too far in with mine also and if the threads are ok you'll be fine.

 

[mcgroom]

I let it sit over night and not a drip. Not running though.

Is the plug tapered like a machine thread or does it get to a certain point then seat into the housing.

My other concern is that I am so leary of going in to far now that I may not have it seated?

I know this is elementary to most of you guys, but I do appreciate the input.

 

[CCRainman]

I let it sit over night and not a drip. Not running though.

Is the plug tapered like a machine thread or does it get to a certain point then seat into the housing.

My other concern is that I am so leary of going in to far now that I may not have it seated?

I know this is elementary to most of you guys, but I do appreciate the input.

It just floats there. There is no bottom out it'll just keep threading all the way through. I use to gauge it by threaded it in until it was flushed with the primary cover.