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2020 RT , Lamonster extender Petrol
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How do you figure this is your fault? If you used the proper sized Torx and it wasn't made out of aluminum, then the part that is at fault is the drain plug.
Unless you were using a 2-foot cheater and couldn't feel that the bit was going to turn in the bolt. Just don't tell them you were turning it the wrong direction.
Peggy and Howard
Hers: 2013 Spyder ST-S SM5
His: 1999 Honda VFR Interceptor
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Use a ratchet and always, always, always check its rotation before putting it on the fastener. Especially when loosening down facing fasteners. 9 guys out of 10 will turn one the wrong way. I know, I trained repairmen.
Ours is a red, black and chrome 2017 F3 Limited. Bought new in 2/2019. The avatar is my first bike back in 1952, a Simplex Servi-Cycle. Photo taken at the Barber Museum.
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Peggy and Howard
Hers: 2013 Spyder ST-S SM5
His: 1999 Honda VFR Interceptor
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I hope he didn't think I was criticizing him. I certainly didn't mean it to come across that way.
Peggy and Howard
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His: 1999 Honda VFR Interceptor
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Originally Posted by Possible
I hope he didn't think I was criticizing him. I certainly didn't mean it to come across that way.
No problem here. Nothing implied IMO.
Currently Owned: 2019 F3 Limited, 2020 F3 Limited: SOLD BOTH LIMITEDS in October of 2023.
Previously : 2008 GS-SM5 (silver), 2009 RS-SE5 (red), 2010 RT-S Premier Editon #474 (black) 2011 RT A&C SE5 (magnesium) 2014 RTS-SE6 (yellow)
MY FINAL TALLY: 7 Spyders, 15 years, 205,500 miles
IT HAS BEEN A LONG, WONDERFUL, AND FUN RIDE.
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Bro, I've done far worse. Search for my username and read some of my threads. To say I'm mechanically challenged would be putting it mildly. If all you did was twist a drain plug the wrong way, you're still having a better day than most of mine.
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I deleted the post because a half hour later I fixed it. Applying as much pressure to the wrench as I could, before it would slip, I smacked the wrench with a hammer (not in the turning direction, but down into the bolt), much like the old manual impact drivers we used to use. On about the third hit the plug broke free. No worries for anyone posting here. You can't be as hard on me as I can.
Head in the game, eyes down the road... 2020RT
Spyder Tryke Pylot
2020 RT , Lamonster extender Petrol
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Originally Posted by ButterSmooth
No worries for anyone posting here. You can't be as hard on me as I can.
I hear you loud and clear on that one. I am my own worst critic. I even swear at me!
So glad it all worked out good and well. When I did my first oil change, I too, had to "pop" the plugs loose.
Ours is a red, black and chrome 2017 F3 Limited. Bought new in 2/2019. The avatar is my first bike back in 1952, a Simplex Servi-Cycle. Photo taken at the Barber Museum.
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