Z00KA
Member
Did a really dumb stunt over the weekend...Oil change time and had my socket wrench set to tighten instead of, well you know. Cranked on the drain bolts (yes both of them), thinking "wow, they are in there tight...), broke them free but in the wrong direction, THEN I figured out why they weren't coming out and set my socket wrench the correct direction. Long story short...some thread shavings came out with with both bolts and then I said a little prayer about having enough threads left and everything would be OK, after changing the oil and threading the two bolts back in...(yes, I was not able to tighten them nearly where I wanted them).
This morning I decided to ride to work and checked under my S10, only to find two separate, small oil puddles!!!
OK...now that I got that out of the way...what would the group recommend I do?
1. Least Expensive - purchase a couple of crush washers and see if I can torque the bolts down to specs.
2. Purchase a Helicoil Kit and run some larger bolts.
3. (What else would be recommended)?
Once again, I can't believe I made such a rookie mistake...getting old is a b*tch!
This morning I decided to ride to work and checked under my S10, only to find two separate, small oil puddles!!!
OK...now that I got that out of the way...what would the group recommend I do?
1. Least Expensive - purchase a couple of crush washers and see if I can torque the bolts down to specs.
2. Purchase a Helicoil Kit and run some larger bolts.
3. (What else would be recommended)?
Once again, I can't believe I made such a rookie mistake...getting old is a b*tch!