[gmland]

Doing my first oil change last night and can't get the drain plug out! It just loosened then it just turns without backing out. WHAT DO I DO??? Can you re-tap the plastic tank? Can I yank the thing out and hope for the best?

any help appreciated...

 

[alx]

Did you try turning while someone else pushes down on the bolt with a flathead screwdriver?

 

[ltrrider]

y would one do that?

 

[Renagade]

I would bring it to the dealer and tell them its leaking oil. I would hold back in telling them you tried to change the oil. If you feel uncomfortable with than then order a new oil tank.

 

[AL Elks]

Just find out the size of the bolt and put a Heli-coil in.

Here are the proper instructions for installing a Heli-coil. Just make sure you gett all the junk out of the tank once you tap the new hole:

http://www.z400central.com/invision/index....307&hl=helicoil

 

[AtvGuam]

I stripped the drain bolt on my z 400 and did the heli coil fix. Stainless steel heli coil. Was told by a service mechanic "expert" not to use loctite on aluminum threads, the z 400 has an aluminum oil tank,-He guessed thats how I stripped it out because I had been using loctite after each oil change. I'm usually pretty careful when torqueing up bolts so maybe he is right

 

[YFZ450 Blaster Racer]

The problem with bolts these days is most of them are soft metal, why don't they just use plain old hard steel, so what if it adds a couple more ounces of weight, atleast they won't strip.

 

[AL Elks]

The problem with bolts these days is most of them are soft metal, why don't they just use plain old hard steel, so what if it adds a couple more ounces of weight, atleast they won't strip.
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So the threads on the bolt strips before the threads in the hole does. Much cheaper to replace a bolt than the part it's screwing into.

 

[gmland]

Thanks for the help fellers..!