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Magnetic Sump Plug


Auspanglish

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Hola a todos:

Thinking of purchasing a magnetic oil sump bolt.

Have seen several on Ebay.

One thing's clear is they are a M12X1.50 bolt.

I have seen them available in several materials: steel, billet aluminium and the other seems to be some sort of bronze nickel coloured metal.

Which material should I go with? (Price seems to be +/- US$2)

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Under my point of view steel, because is ferromagneic material ;)

Yeah, Aluminum (Al - u - min - i - um to you Brits) isn't magnetic is it?

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they don't bond the magnet to the aluminum, the aluminum plug is drilled, and the cylindrical magnet is pressed (quite deeply) into the drilled out aluminum plug, it's an interference fit.

Dang, is there anything you don't know about motorcycles and mechanical stuff? I think you should download the contents of your brain to the VFRD server in case something happens to you...

Seriously though thanks for the help you have given me...

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