Oil Drain Plugs and Final Drive Drain and Filler Plugs Crush Washers or Not?

[Calboy]

Want to check the oil level in the final drive and I couldn't find any info on whether Triumph uses crush washers or not for the drain and filler plugs.? Or maybe o-rings?
Same for the oil drain plugs.

 

[tdragger]

No crush washers on the final drive. HOWEVER, make sure you pay very close attention to the torque specs as the plugs are very easy to strip.

The engine oil drain plugs do use crush washers. You can get them at Autozone or your local auto parts store.

 

[HansO]

crush washers are fine as long as you use a new one each time and remember that the final drive (Diff) drain plug is sacrificial (so you don't strip the thread in the Alloy diff housing) as in that they will snap if you exceed the torque spec of 15 pounds if memory serves me right.

A while back I can't remember who it was but it was a very talented English guy that made beaut diff drain plugs which were made with an O Ring groove and used a Hex Key to do up, it still has a magnet like the original and I love mine.
If you do a search you might find the thread he started and he may be willing to make more

I use slight smear (only) Selleys 401(temp silicon) on all my drain bolts washers and only just tighten them up firm never had one leak or come out yet, have reused them several times as I am not compressing them and use Alloy washers not crush washers

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

Final drive drain plug is torqued to 15 Newton Meters which is 11 Foot Pounds.

 

[Porky]

79 bikes and I have never, ever bought a shiny, new washer. No leaks ever. My bad?

Sam

 

[mexican]

My rocket is 11 years old and never had the privilege of having new crash washers, it has not complained about it either

 

[cusso ken]

Two fingers on the tightening wrench then check and nip up after warm up a slight "sweating" around the thread and a slight nip up sure beats a stripped thread from the gorilla wrench technique ,bin der dun dat

 

[FR56]

79 bikes and I have never, ever bought a shiny, new washer. No leaks ever. My bad?

Sam

I haven't owned "79" motorcycles; but after 750K miles on about a third as many I concur.

I also quit "balancing" new tires 20+ years back and have used prophylactic puncture sealants IE:"Slime" to balance tires. I have neither suffered uneven tire wear due to imbalance nor needed to clean unsightly weights and glue residue from my rims since. Countless warnings by tire dealers/changers and other riders of "rim corrosion" from these products has proven 100% unsubstantiated!

 

[cusso ken]

I haven't owned "79" motorcycles; but after 750K miles on about a third as many I concur.

I also quit "balancing" new tires 20+ years back and have used prophylactic puncture sealants IE:"Slime" to balance tires. I have neither suffered uneven tire wear due to imbalance nor needed to clean unsightly weights and glue residue from my rims since. Countless warnings by tire dealers/changers and other riders of "rim corrosion" from these products has proven 100% unsubstantiated!

Prophylactic puncture sealant is that made out of rubber from France

 

[Steel]

Two fingers on the tightening wrench then check and nip up after warm up a slight "sweating" around the thread and a slight nip up sure beats a stripped thread from the gorilla wrench technique ,bin der dun dat

So you aren't going to let @Wrecka snug it down tight for you?
Guarantee it won't come lose on it own after.