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V7 III Trans/Gearbox Drain plug tool interest?

I...

  • Wrench my my own bike and would love one.

    Votes: 7 63.6%
  • Wrench my own bike, but no thanks.

    Votes: 3 27.3%
  • I let others do this for me.

    Votes: 1 9.1%

  • Total voters
    11
  • Poll closed .

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For you V7 III/V9 owners... We made our own drain plug tool so you don’t have to partially drop the exhaust to get a wrench on it. We can make it available to those who wrench themselves. What would you pay for one?

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Is it necessary to drop the headers? I use a wrench with no issues but i would love a tool that fits perfectly. I was planning to use a crows foot, but hell this looks even better!
 
Less hassle for maintenance items is good.
Price point- need more info. Particularly the material- seems like it would be best to have it made of roughly the same material as the bolt? High rockwell/too hard and it could mar the bolt too easily, too soft and it could slip/round-- of course how tight the tolerance would be for the hex cutout relates to this as well.
 
Is it necessary to drop the headers? I use a wrench with no issues but i would love a tool that fits perfectly. I was planning to use a crows foot, but hell this looks even better!
No, it's just a major pain to get a newer thick open end to it.
 
Less hassle for maintenance items is good.
Price point- need more info. Particularly the material- seems like it would be best to have it made of roughly the same material as the bolt? High rockwell/too hard and it could mar the bolt too easily, too soft and it could slip/round-- of course how tight the tolerance would be for the hex cutout relates to this as well.
They are mild tool steel, and can be coated for more $. Tolerance is +.002~.005"
Sounds like you aren't interested, but all good. Thanks.
 
I have found that standard 24 mm open-end wrench would fit.
The standard closed-end type wrench most likely not going to work, because it is too thick.
 
I haven't looked around under the bike much - my head is Too Fat to fit.
It looks like the head is very shallow - wont a socket fit ?

Note to Self: Maybe i should do some reconnaissance before hand - rather than get everything ready and find out its not going to work out as planned.
I ma hoping my order would be in with the Oil filler Wrench before the job - so I won't risk damaging the plastic.
 
I haven't looked around under the bike much - my head is Too Fat to fit.
It looks like the head is very shallow - wont a socket fit ?...

On my 2019 V7 III, the exhaust cross pipe is underneath the gearbox oil drain bolt (not the engine oil drain), so you are not able to put a socket on it.
 
Ok - I was crawling around the bike last night and indeed - things are not quite as I imagined them !
The Gear box / transmission is WAY up higher than the oil *pan* and straight up access using a socket might not be possible...

My idea of lifting it up from underneath is way more complicated with all the %*& in the way.
I was thinking of fabricating a cradle so that I could lift it by the frame - but its not all nicely exposed underneath - grumble grumble :think:
 
You can order a stubby 24mm wrench from NAPA and with a bench grinder and patience thin down the box end to half thickness to clear the crossover pipe and be able to loosen the drain plug.

I dont know how to upload a pic from my phone on this forum...the wrench is about $14 and the open end fits without grinding. The wrench is about 6 inches long.
 
I'm interested in the OP's tool, I'm also three years late. Has anyone developed a hack, or a tool, in the intervening time?
 
You may want to look in the store here to see if Todd has for sale or contact tab.
Edit-- didn't see one in store, contact Todd here.
 
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Guys.

It is NOT COOL to promote another tool while sitting on the THREAD in a FORUM which you are all using for FREE without bombardment from advertising which lists a tool for sale by GTM, regardless of the rationale you might try and use. GTM pays for all of this and then you undermine him. 🤷‍♂️

Aside from being uncouth, it’s in fact, prohibited.

Show some modicum of class and realize THIS IS NOT SOCIAL MEDIA.

Be kind and respectful to GTM. He’s running a business to make a living.
 
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