tiketyboo Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 any one got any good ideas on removing a stripped gear box magnetic plug on a rotax 912 and where to get a new one, not with a torx fitting, more a square drive or a nut top. went to check the plug on the motor i bought but it was stripped and i do not want to make more of a mess.
Guest ozzie Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 is the torx drive stripped or the thread holding it in? If it is the torx end you may have to drill it and use an 'easy out'. or try a small chisel and hammer and get on the edge and slowly tap it loose.
Guest JeffC Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 Assuming it's the torx that's stripped, a cold chisel and a sequence of light taps with a hammer should do the trick. Rotax provides a replacement plug with a standard nut head. Call Wal. Not cheap but much better ($60?)
geoffreywh Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 The plug looks exactly like a BMW motorcycle one. They are an internal hex key. Bloody useless! The thing that ALWAYS released them was :- before any loosening attempt is made, give the plug a good sharp blow with a hammer. This will work, if the hex is damaged then, as others have posted, a series of hits with a chisel around the edge will do it. BUT hit the plug first......Geoff
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