Any ideas to get a stripped Transmission drain plug out?

[TheMariner]

Copper (not Aluminium) drain plug washers can easily be re-used by annealing them. Clean it well to remove all traces of oil & heat it to red hot using a gas flame (the wife's stove if she isn't around), then plunge it into a coffee cup full of cold water. Once it has cooled give it another wipe over and you are done.

 

[Bfromla]

A small dab of hb weld in where Torx/Allen whatever tool was... Make sure it's SMALL - a dab, just to have something to grip with, you can even notch it for a flat head screwdriver :dontknow: You mentioned just spinning, that’s a bad strip & you will likely need to tap new threads in the pan, not just a replacement plug. Good luck either way

 

[BajaRon]

Copper (not Aluminium) drain plug washers can easily be re-used by annealing them. Clean it well to remove all traces of oil & heat it to red hot using a gas flame (the wife's stove if she isn't around), then plunge it into a coffee cup full of cold water. Once it has cooled give it another wipe over and you are done.

All that may be required for other applications, but not for the Spyder. We've had customers bring in bikes that had no drain plug washer at all and they did not leak (not recommended). I've personally reused drain plug washers and O-Rings for 4 services without issue (also not necessarily recommended). I just did it to see if I could.

We have had customers bring in a bike with 2 drain plug washers stacked. If you don't check and the washer sticks to the case, this will happen. These always leaked. Go figure!

A small dab of hb weld in where Torx/Allen whatever tool was... Make sure it's SMALL - a dab, just to have something to grip with, you can even notch it for a flat head screwdriver :dontknow: You mentioned just spinning, that's a bad strip & you will likely need to tap new threads in the pan, not just a replacement plug. Good luck either way

I think that's JB Weld. And you need to clean and rough up both surfaces to get a good stick.

 

[Bfromla]

I think that's JB Weld. And you need to clean and rough up both surfaces to get a good stick.

yes JB. thanks, figged surface ruffed up from attempts & ya cleaning only if want permanent, but simply a bite to remove -not so much. Presented as just a possible idea, something else to attempt. Sorry proof read fail