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| | | Snyperx | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2015 | | Posts | : | 175 | | Location | : | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 19 Jan 2016 - 20:23 Post title : Polished Oil Galley Plugs | | | I am looking at either getting the polished oil galley plugs from BC or maybe polishing my stock ones with Dremel. My question, whether I have to drain all the oil before removing the galley plugs or can they be removed with the bike full of oil? Thanks.
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| | | essbjay | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 328 | | Location | : | Melbourne (ex Lowestoft, UK), VIC, Australia |
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| | Posted : 20 Jan 2016 - 08:12 Post title : Re: Polished Oil Galley Plugs (Re: Snyperx) | | | Removed my RHS one to add the oil pressure gauge from Joker... no need to drain, no oil behind them with the engine off.
The LHS side one might have a little behind it as its leaning that way on the stand.... but if you hold it the other way for a few seconds you'll probably get rid of that as well... 
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| | | Snyperx | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2015 | | Posts | : | 175 | | Location | : | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Jan 2016 - 19:57 Post title : Re: Polished Oil Galley Plugs (Re: essbjay) | | | Has anyone polished the oil gallery plugs versus buying the factory polished ones?
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| | | mag10 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/02/2010 | | Posts | : | 485 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Jan 2016 - 13:07 Post title : Re: Polished Oil Galley Plugs (Re: Snyperx) | | |
Snyperx wrote:
Has anyone polished the oil gallery plugs versus buying the factory polished ones? |
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they are stainless steel (and a soft alloy at that, feels like 303) very easy to polish up. Take them out, put them in the lathe and make them shiny. Use new crush washer or they may/will leak.
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| | Posted : 29 Jan 2016 - 15:24 Post title : Re: Polished Oil Galley Plugs (Re: mag10) | | | that's also one big a** wrench required to get them out, I had to use one out of my air tool box, I think its 18mm
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| | | Snyperx | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2015 | | Posts | : | 175 | | Location | : | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Jan 2016 - 15:26 Post title : Re: Polished Oil Galley Plugs (Re: edmontonstorm) | | |
edmontonstorm wrote:
that's also one big a** wrench required to get them out, I had to use one out of my air tool box, I think its 18mm |
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I have the allen socket with an extension. Have a couple of breaker bars I hope will get them loose.
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| | | Swagger | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 15/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 1,103 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 30 Jan 2016 - 18:44 Post title : Re: Polished Oil Galley Plugs (Re: Snyperx) | | | You may experience some leakage if you do not replace the copper washers. You can anneal them to soften them a bit.
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