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Oil change wrench
05/17/11 at 18:17:31

I noticed some on here are having too much trouble removing the oil "pan" bolt when doing a change. My wife found a set of Stanley flat rachet wrenches at Wal Mart. I use the 12 or 14 MM rachet end? It can be adjusted so there is room to hit it with your palm, even under the bike. I change my oil by bumping the wrench with my palm to take it off and tighten it back plus one jerk to make sure. I have never changed the washer 'cause it seals like my cars. Of course, some of you will have to get it loose from the ape that tightened it previously, but after that it's no problem. If you are the ape that tightened it previously---STOP IT. Unnecessary. IHTH Boofer

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Oil change wrench Reply #1 - 05/17/11 at 19:54:38 Older bikes have 17mm plugs... so buy the right size.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6071 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Oil change wrench Reply #2 - 05/17/11 at 20:29:38 biggest brop is gettin the bike high enuff...
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Oil change wrench Reply #3 - 05/17/11 at 21:03:01 Floorjack under the center "skidplate". 2x4 under the kickstand. Lower the truck tailgate and tie bike to tailgate strap/cable. Front wheel wedged between two cinder blocks, back wheel resting in an old car/truck rim. I've used all of those with success...
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Re: Oil change wrench
Reply #4 - 05/18/11 at 05:33:26

Wow,....I don't remember the plug removal part of it much, (I forget quickly anymore) but I still remember not being able to find the plug !Not having a book, and not yet having this forum, I remember telling a friend that my bike didn't have a plug........or any way to check the oil either,......told him I thought the engine must be permanently lubricated Grin

Later I got a hold of my long distance bro, (he had an s40) and he kinda filled me in on a few of the basics

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Re: Oil change wrench
Reply #5 - 05/18/11 at 07:02:03

thumperclone wrote on 05/17/11 at 20:29:38:

biggest brop is gettin the bike high enuff...

No thumper, That's what I'm saying. I use it with the bike on the sidestand. No need for props, and yes I figure about anyone on here with a set of wrenches can find the one that fits. The flat ratchet fits snugly against the bolt shoulder and can be rotated away from the ground far enough to bump it loose.

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DangMan Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Thump thump thump Posts: 327 Denmark Gender:	Re: Oil change wrench Reply #6 - 05/18/11 at 08:49:19 WD wrote on 05/17/11 at 19:54:38: Older bikes have 17mm plugs... so buy the right size. WHAT are u calling my bike old
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Re: Oil change wrench
Reply #7 - 05/18/11 at 10:45:52

WD wrote on 05/17/11 at 21:03:01:

Floorjack under the center "skidplate". 2x4 under the kickstand. Lower the truck tailgate and tie bike to tailgate strap/cable. Front wheel wedged between two cinder blocks, back wheel resting in an old car/truck rim.

I've used all of those with success...

Here's another way. Hang the bike from your garage ceiling at the place where the automatic garage door will just nudge the hanging strap and WA-LAH - you can get one or both wheels off the floor! Wink

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Oil change wrench Reply #8 - 05/18/11 at 17:38:19 My "garage" choices are/were old tumbledown Model T Ford shed, 1921 cow barn (full of wood boring bumble bees), 400+ year old white oak tree (blew down 4/19/11), or the front porch of the manor house (1840 plantation "river house"). A couple straps on the front end loader bucket should make for interesting tire removal.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Oil change wrench Reply #9 - 05/18/11 at 20:02:56 I give up. :'(
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil change wrench Reply #10 - 05/19/11 at 03:27:13 I lay on the floor next to the bike, reach under, across the bottom of the engine & put a wrench on the plug & slap down on it.. no blocks, no straps, just a plain ol Craftsman metric wrench & a shallow pan. I think it used to be a cake pan..no hassle.
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: Oil change wrench Reply #11 - 05/19/11 at 04:28:02 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/19/11 at 03:27:13: I lay on the floor next to the bike, reach under, across the bottom of the engine & put a wrench on the plug & slap down on it.. no blocks, no straps, just a plain ol Craftsman metric wrench & a shallow pan. I think it used to be a cake pan..no hassle. Amazing! EXACTLY how I do it!
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drums1 Serious Thumper Offline '87 Savage Bashed--Down for the count Posts: 664 Racine, Wisconsin Gender:	Re: Oil change wrench Reply #12 - 05/19/11 at 05:21:39 Ditto. On the ground, on the sidestand, 12 point box wrench, cheap aluminum cake pan from grocery store. Never been a problem.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Oil change wrench Reply #13 - 05/19/11 at 08:30:13 Drums, Ralphy, and JOG 2. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Boofer
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Oil change wrench Reply #14 - 05/19/11 at 20:28:58 17mm cheapy box wrench. Aluminum roasting pan. No props for years, and with Intruder shocks the bike is tipped forward and drains more fully. If the fire ants have gotten annoying guess where the oil drains...
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