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what size allen key to open oil drain?

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jerryz

#30
December 11, 2009, 02:56:46 AM Last Edit: December 11, 2009, 02:58:33 AM by jerryz
On my S4 Mine has been off  8 times  each time put back with new crush washer and torqued  it has now stripped the 10mm hex and is being a bugger to remove , tried easyout and cold chisel no luck yet have got a DrDesmo replacment and will fit same to all my Ducatis before this nightmare happens again...

oh yes some Ducatid use a 12mmHex ,mostly pree 2000 models my M750 has 12mm hex

ducatiz

#31
December 11, 2009, 03:18:42 AM
it's actually a 13/32" hex
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Michael

#32
December 11, 2009, 06:07:58 AM
Quote from: ducatiz on December 11, 2009, 03:18:42 AM
it's actually a 13/32" hex

Is it really?

Do you know of anywhere that would sell such a sized tool? I've been searching with no luck.

ducatiz

#33
December 11, 2009, 07:56:12 AM
Michael buddy that was a joke there are no inch bolts on your bike!
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Michael

#34
December 11, 2009, 08:19:40 AM
Quote from: ducatiz on December 11, 2009, 07:56:12 AM
Michael buddy that was a joke there are no inch bolts on your bike!

Seriously though, it would fit. And nicely.



ducatiz

#35
December 11, 2009, 08:26:03 AM
Quote from: Michael on December 11, 2009, 08:19:40 AM
Seriously though, it would fit. And nicely.


i doubt you can find that size, SAE hex/allen wrenches are all standardized on 1/8" increments (IIRC)
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Howie

#36
December 11, 2009, 02:36:48 PM
If you can actually find a 13/32 allen, the metric equivalent would be 10.3188 mm.

ducatiz

#37
December 11, 2009, 04:00:44 PM
Quote from: howie on December 11, 2009, 02:36:48 PM
If you can actually find a 13/32 allen, the metric equivalent would be 10.3188 mm.

right, just a tad bigger than 10mm!  :D
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Popeye the Sailor

#38
December 13, 2009, 12:26:55 PM
Let's all Rube Goldberg it.

Want the easy solution if you have trouble with the stupid thing? Remove it, cut off a piece of 10MM allen, weld it in place to the plug, then for the rest of your days, use a socket to grab the allen.

Criminy.
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ducpainter

#39
December 13, 2009, 12:44:40 PM
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 13, 2009, 12:26:55 PM
Let's all Rube Goldberg it.

Want the easy solution if you have trouble with the stupid thing? Remove it, cut off a piece of 10MM allen, weld it in place to the plug, then for the rest of your days, use a socket to grab the allen.

Criminy.
So if you can't weld...(personally I'd braze this one as the plug is brass).

The hex head plugs aren't a bad alternative...no?
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Popeye the Sailor

#40
December 13, 2009, 02:28:02 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on December 13, 2009, 12:44:40 PM
So if you can't weld...(personally I'd braze this one as the plug is brass).

The hex head plugs aren't a bad alternative...no?

Meh-I've never had trouble getting any of them undone. Never even noticed an issue.

If someone was that desperate, and they had a winter, send me the plug-I'll do it-free.
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ducpainter

#41
December 13, 2009, 02:32:50 PM
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 13, 2009, 02:28:02 PM
Meh-I've never had trouble getting any of them undone. Never even noticed an issue.

If someone was that desperate, and they had a winter, send me the plug-I'll do it-free.
That wasn't the question...
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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Popeye the Sailor

#42
December 13, 2009, 04:57:12 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on December 13, 2009, 02:32:50 PM
That wasn't the question...

You should've been an engineer.  ;)


Fine-the aftermarket ones are a perfectly valid alternative if one can't weld, though I imagine you could use epoxy in it's place.


I still don't see how this many people are having difficulty.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

ducpainter

#43
December 13, 2009, 05:00:19 PM
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 13, 2009, 04:57:12 PM


I still don't see how this many people are having difficulty.
a totally different question. ;D
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


WetDuc

#44
December 14, 2009, 06:50:04 AM
This has been an entertaining thread.  I do notice that my 10mm does not snug tight in the bolt as I would like most of my tools to fit hardware.  I'll probably try the sand/oil trick next time, but the bolt didn't strip or anything.  I am enjoying this conversation, though. [clap] [popcorn]
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