I have been known to wrap electrical tape around the hex bit to decrease the sloppiness.
And, yes, you want to use a 10mm hex bit not an allen wrench. There's too much flex and not enough leverage for the allen wrench to be effective.
-Bob
From: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve Schmidt
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 6:14 PM
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [DucatiST] Oil drain plug
Did the same (checked with a 10mm), and it is indeed a bit sloppy, but agree that is the right size as I do not have a larger allen for my ratchet.
-Steve
Red '04 ST4s ABS
San Diego, CA
From: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Marren
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 2:54 PM
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DucatiST] Oil drain plug
On 7/15/2012 4:06 PM, Allen wrote:
Just a quickie - I thought the Allen key to undo the oil drain plug was a 10mm but when I try it the fit seems very sloppy, is it larger? The plug seems very tight and obviously I don't want to do any damage by heaving on it if it's not the right size.
Thanks,
Allen
I just went up to the garage and checked, its a 10mm, both the SS and ST.
Bob
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