Broke A Plug

[Jgrinds]

I cried a little today...! So i wqs minding my own buisness changing my oil on my ninja 500 . When all of a sudden i hand tightenthe drain plug then put a ratchet on her and.....snap! Broken plug in the threads. But thank god i got the broken part out , wont get the new plug till next week. Of course the shop had to order it!

 

[Senpai]

That sucks man! always gotta be careful with the drain plug. Did it once on my car and it wasnt a good time.

 

[Jgrinds]

I know but i was sooooo soooo carful cause lol i kknew the dangers ....and i barley tighted it. I guess it didnt help the plug was made out of white metal which is junnnk !

 

[Lurch]

Was it a proper Kawasaki shop? Not having drain plugs in is really poor!

 

[RoadSprock]

Had a similar painful experience on a second hand ninja, the guy messed the thread up and bodged it so long story short.. The fix started with PTFE tap went to replacing the bottom end casing.

 

[whingnut]

look at the bright side you have an excuse to upgrade to a magnetic plug and buy a easy-out tool kit. (trust me its worth buying the tool) get a small to medium set at most auto parts stores. just make sure you buy the kit with drill bits.

 

[Jgrinds]

Already have the easy outs lol i would be soooo lost without them, whingnut. O and lurch i thought every shop in pa would keep them in stock but out of the five shops ive called in a 30mile radius every single one has to order them!!! Bs if you ask me! Arrrrrggg lol