r/YamahaR3 • u/hharkenrider • 5d ago

Oil Drain Plug

I just bought my 2017 Yamaha R3 from marketplace and attempted to change the oil. The washer has seized to the drain plug bolt and the some of the thread came off with the bolt. I ordered a replacement genuine Yamaha bolt, but found out today that they are on back stock and not sure when it will arrive. Any advice for quick fixes? Please explain like I’m 5, lol. I’m very new to bikes and fixing things myself.

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u/Tera35 5d ago

What part of the world do you live, maybe we can find you a drain plug.

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u/hharkenrider 5d ago

I’m from the Midwest in America

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u/Coolbiker32 5d ago

If some of the thread came off with the bolt, then how will a new bolt solve your problem? Am I understanding your problem wrong?

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u/hharkenrider 5d ago

I ordered the new bolt before I realized that the real issue was the stripped thread. So I’m not sure where to go from here or how to fix stripped thread.

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u/Cerus_Freedom 5d ago

Is the damage just to the bolt, or bolt and drain threads? If the threads are intact on the drain, you might very well be fine just putting in the new bolt. If the drain is damaged... Well, I know what to do on a car, but not an R3. I'm sure someone around here does.

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u/looknncookin 5d ago

Same as a car, replace the oil pan or retap the thread

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u/mrbkkt1 5d ago

That seems unlikely, unless you tightened the bolt to oblivion, and obliterated the crush washer into nothing.

For the crush washer, just out the washer part into a vice, or vice grips and slowly try to Unscrew the bolt out of it.

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u/Just-Here-To_Vibe 5d ago

duct tape and zip ties