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Old 18 February 2007, 16:32   #1
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Yamaha F115 gearbox plug

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Does any body know what thread the drain screw is please, want to make a hollow bolt to make filling easy.
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Mike don't forget the Yamaha ones have a small magnet in them to catch any swarf from the gears.

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Yes I know thanks, I just want a bolt I can drill through the middle, screw in, fill the oil through it then replace the origional.
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Why not just use a proper gear oil pump?
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I think it's a 8x1.25 metric..... can't swear to it though!
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Got a pump but the threads wrong, 8mm is to big so going to get a 5 and six to try.
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Can you extend the pump with a pipe with a tapered bung on it?
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