Juan1
Just got it firing!
Well, some of the bloom is off the rose with my new Norge. Having obtained a used bike, I went about performing standard maintenance. The CARC oil was changed without incident, drain bolt torqued to 20 NM with a beam style torque wrench. Did the gearbox oil, and dropped the drain plug in the pink oil. Reinstalled the drain plug and torqued it only to find the threads were stripped, likely in the soft aluminum. It was partially my fault for not reinstalling the washer that was hiding in the pink goop, but I never got near 20 NM. Now when I try to remove the gearbox drain bolt, it just spins but won't come out. The oil drain bolt, which was also loose, also stripped before getting anywhere near 20 NM though I had the washer in place. I plan to fix the block's stripped aluminum threads with Time-Serts next weekend, but these questions need to be address first:
1. How can I get the darn gearbox drain bolt out? I realized I'll need to drop the pipe, but do I just get my vice grips, pull down while turning and pray?
2. I'll likely need to move the gearbox plug forward of the "RH Plate" that connects the centerstand to the frame, to get the re-threading tools in there. See the faded plate in the attached diagram. Is there a simple trick to moving the gearbox plug forward of that plate, or will I be spending time removing that plate?
3. I know with the oil drain bolt I can just drop the oil pan and remove all metal shavings. With the gearbox the best I can do to remove metal shavings is to work slowly, frequently clean the tap as well as the hole, swab out the tapped area , and finally flush with fluid. Should that be sufficient to remove metal shavings?
1. How can I get the darn gearbox drain bolt out? I realized I'll need to drop the pipe, but do I just get my vice grips, pull down while turning and pray?
2. I'll likely need to move the gearbox plug forward of the "RH Plate" that connects the centerstand to the frame, to get the re-threading tools in there. See the faded plate in the attached diagram. Is there a simple trick to moving the gearbox plug forward of that plate, or will I be spending time removing that plate?
3. I know with the oil drain bolt I can just drop the oil pan and remove all metal shavings. With the gearbox the best I can do to remove metal shavings is to work slowly, frequently clean the tap as well as the hole, swab out the tapped area , and finally flush with fluid. Should that be sufficient to remove metal shavings?