problem with oil pan bolt

[ryan137]

I bought an 04 used and i went to change the oil and its is stripped from the previous owner. when i went to put the bolt back in it kept spinning and would not get tight. and i was wondering what the best thing would be to fix it. have it rethreaded or what

[Scro]

I tapped mine, and used the next bigger size bolt. Just make sure you don't use a bolt any longer than the stock bolt.

[Colby@C&DRacing]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is what we do to fix the 04/05 drain plug. This happens a lot more than you think

[Drewltr450]

idk if its the same as an ltr but on my i used a heli coil and it works beautifuly.

[Sjorge450R]

idk about you guys but i always feel alot more confident when i tap a bolt hole. I know its strong cause its not a threaded insert or anything. I stripped my 300ex oil bolt, threw a self tapper through there, i could crank it down as hard as i wanted.

[fultz416ex]

what size of bolt and tap did you use when went up a size? i think mine might be stripped.

[Seano300ex]

we tapped the drain bolt on my 300ex and it worked great, just try ur hardest to not get any metal shavings in motor. good luck