grim Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 We have a Sherco 300 2013. Oil drain plug/bolt broke inside. The bolt is M6 x 45. So far we tried to drill it out with a links drill. But that failed. The bolt broke and left the threads inside. So we wonder... only option getting it out.. split engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spen Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Can you weld a nut or bolt to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heffergm Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Not that it helps, but I'm going to take this moment to re-iterate that that is the worst oil drain bolt ever fitted to a motor. Mine got hung up on some junk that came out of the motor during an oil change when it was being threaded back in an damaged the threads. Luckily the bolt came back out, so the cover just had to come off to re-chase the threads from the other side. Maybe you can get at it that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 I would just tap the left case hole for a bolt to hold the oil in. Just remove the clutch cover to change the oil. Do this until you need to split the cases. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim Posted May 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 16 hours ago, spen said: Can you weld a nut or bolt to it? No, its 25mm inside engine block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 On 5/8/2017 at 1:50 PM, heffergm said: Not that it helps, but I'm going to take this moment to re-iterate that that is the worst oil drain bolt ever fitted to a motor. Mine got hung up on some junk that came out of the motor during an oil change when it was being threaded back in an damaged the threads. Luckily the bolt came back out, so the cover just had to come off to re-chase the threads from the other side. Maybe you can get at it that way? Yep, you're a real Sherco expert alright! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heffergm Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, copemech said: Yep, you're a real Sherco expert alright! Should I feel insulted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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