my drain bolt has just sheered at the head and i need to drill it out, thus needing a new bolt. anyone recommend a decent bolt that wont fail after 1 year? a simple oil change has turned out to be a very annoying day

cheers

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I would have thought any old bolt the right thread and length would do along with a crushable washer and a torque wrench. I did my XTR 2-3 weeks ago: from memory it's a 12mm hex bolt about 20mm long so probably an M8 thread. Torque was either 18 or 20Nm - which is not that tight.

I am a bit pissed and not at home to look it up so all the above may be rubbish.


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haha! i'd buy it! I didn't even over tighten it last oil change, so it's very frustrating that it is totally welded tight! i think im going to have to flush out any crap thats ended up in the frame too.
ive given up for today so will carry on tomorrow... updates to follow

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Nasty one this and easy to have this experience as the metal is very soft. I saw some ebay shops offering substitute drain plugs with easy removal taps inside, thus solving the problem, I will have a glance on fleabay and let you know if I find them. Good luck!!

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