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- 22 SANY SY 50U, '10 Kioti DK 40se/hst KL-401 FEL, loaded tires, KB-2485 bhoe, Tuffline TB160 BB, Woods QA forks, MIE Hydraulic bhoe thumb & ripper tooth, Igland 4001 winch, & GR-20 Log Grapple. Woods BBX72" Brush Mower. Diamondplate aluminum canopy
I am making this thread even longer but I guess this is the right way to go about it. I got around to changing oil and filter today. Sure enough, someone had over tightened both pan plugs and actually broke the aluminum casting. I went to the local O'reilly's and got some marine JB weld. Suppose to be good around oil, etc. I have put one good thick coat around the plug openings and will put another coat when the first one dries good. Sure don't want to think about having to buy a new pan plug the drive shaft would have to be dropped to replace the pan. Thinking seriously about drilling and tapping the two plugs as large as possible to put a smaller bolt with gasket so I won't have to put any more stress on the broken holes. Just screw the smaller plugs out. Does this sound reasonable?
No actually. Over-torqued pan bolts were something I was warned of by my dealer. They had just replaced a pair of pans because of this, and told me to go hand tight then snug another 1/4 turn max. Turns out mine were hardly tight at all when I did my first oil change- so I inquired.
I suppose you could try a 'weld' product, or overdrill. Personally, I'd want factory threads and pan, but I wouldn't sleep thinking of loosing oil while working the tractor. YMMV.
Sorry for this additional headache with your new tractor. BTW, who did the last oil/filter change?