Stripped my oil pan bolt....Help please.

andylaiphoto · Post by **andylaiphoto** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:01 pm

I was changing my oil today, something that I've done since I bought the Buddy, and for whatever reason the bolt decided to go soft and strip. Now I can't get it off to drain my oil. I don't want to take it to the shop because they'll ask for something stupid in regards to service fees.

So...I have two questions.
1 - Where can I order a new bolt?
2 - How the hell do I get the original one off? What tools will be needed? I used a 17mm socket wrench and with one turn it was toast.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Tocsik · Post by **Tocsik** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:06 pm

If you mean the outside of the hex head is stripped, then you can get it off with a pair of vise grip pliers.
If that doesn't work, there are some wrenches and sockets made specifically for removing bolts with stripped heads.

You can get a new bolt at most scooter shops or online at Scooterworks.com, scooterloungeonline or many other estores.

In the future, be sure you have a 6 point socket or combination wrench instead of a 12-point.

andylaiphoto · Post by **andylaiphoto** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:27 pm

Yea meant the hex head. I'll got get a set of vice grips and thanks for the advice!

david12df · Post by **david12df** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:40 pm

you tighten it to much, use a torque wrench ,or use a oil
extractor suck out the oil through the fill hole. or large
syringe with tubing to suck out oil ,next time

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:28 pm

ugh, andy, I feel your pain.

Here's my write-up of the same fun issue.
http://scootcommute.wordpress.com/2011/ ... ken-buddy/

1) Get the replacement from scooterworks or your local shop.
http://www.scooterworks.com/Prima-Magne ... P6509.aspx

2) Boyfriend wound up using brute force to get what was left off. Leverage is your friend. I continued to weed.

Makes changing your oil a multi-day process...just what ya wanted, eh?

spr0k3t · Post by **spr0k3t** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:29 pm

Tocsik wrote:In the future, be sure you have a 6 point socket or combination wrench instead of a 12-point.

This part can not be stressed enough.

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:49 am

david12df wrote:you tighten it to much, use a torque wrench ,or use a oil
extractor suck out the oil through the fill hole. or large
syringe with tubing to suck out oil ,next time

No need to do this- there is another bolt on the left side of the engine that will drain the oil just fine. It's actually a little bit easier to use because you don't have to figure out how to wedge a pan underneath. You can just tip the scooter a little and it will all flow out.

Still, removing the bottom one to check the screen is necessary when you change the oil.

andylaiphoto · Post by **andylaiphoto** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:29 pm

Thanks everybody!

BootScootin'FireFighter · Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:09 pm

I'm almost stripped on mine as well. Maybe I should be proactive and just order a new one in advance the next time I need scooter parts. As for a pan, sorry to hijack this thread, but I find that those restaurant "to go" plastic containers work great for catching the oil. Also the foil pans for making homemade banana bread.

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