Gear Oil Drain plug thread size (Buddy 125) Australia

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mjw
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Gear Oil Drain plug thread size (Buddy 125) Australia

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Gear oil drain plug vibrated loose and I lost it on my latest scooter expedition. (Buddy 125)

I believe its a 12mm head bolt - can anyone confirm the thread size? Is it 8mm?

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Post by Syd »

The Buddy Service Manual implies that the gear oil drain plug is an 8mm flange bolt, since pg 26 says "e. Locking torque:1.8kg.m" and pg 8 says "3 8mm bolt and nut 1.8-2.5 (Torque (kgf-m)).

Can anyone else confirm this?
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