Sep 14 2008
Bad News
My motorcycle is still broken. When I finally got around to doing the oil change I cracked the oil pan. I was tightening the drain plug and heard a pop and felt the wrench slip. However, the bolt was still really tight, so I thought maybe it would be fine. However, the next morning I had a 2 foot puddle of oil under the bike.
After pulling the bolt out and inspecting all of the threads I knew it was not stripped, so I tried putting it back in with a crush washer and tightening it to the specified torque. Maybe it would just magically fix itself. Ten minutes later, I saw a drop of oil on the floor. ARGH!!
So, this hairline crack in my oil pan is going to set me back a decent amount of money and even more time lost without my bike!
