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Author Topic: Dropped a drill bit into my crank case breather box  (Read 2250 times)

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Re: Dropped a drill bit into my crank case breather box
« Reply #15 on: 01 June 2023, 18:08:33 »

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Re: Dropped a drill bit into my crank case breather box
« Reply #16 on: 02 June 2023, 09:07:42 »

My Omega isn't that bad really, seems the blocked breathers & leaking cam cover gaskets is to be expected. I've actually had pretty good luck with sight unseen purchases. As well as the Omega I bought my MR2 and my CB500 without seeing them, both are great.

I think with hindsight I should have used a long piece of wire to clear the smaller hole in the breather box. I was following the guide that said to use a 1.6mm drill bit, but really it's such a small hole the flutes weren't able to bring the sludge up anyway. And I've never seen a ~1mm drill bit that would also be long enough to avoid the risk of it falling in
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Re: Dropped a drill bit into my crank case breather box
« Reply #17 on: 06 June 2023, 10:27:47 »

I removed and opened the breather box, and retrieved my errant drill bit  :) It was really lodged in there, there's no way it would have made it into the crankcase, but I'm still glad I got it back for my own piece of mind (and because it was my only 1mm drill bit)
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Re: Dropped a drill bit into my crank case breather box
« Reply #18 on: 06 June 2023, 11:48:10 »

Piece of mind is priceless  :y
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Re: Dropped a drill bit into my crank case breather box
« Reply #19 on: 14 June 2023, 13:12:44 »

I removed and opened the breather box, and retrieved my errant drill bit  :) It was really lodged in there, there's no way it would have made it into the crankcase, but I'm still glad I got it back for my own piece of mind (and because it was my only 1mm drill bit)

If there's a next time.... maybe wrap some tape round the shank of the drill bit so it can't fall inside  :y
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