Source for Norton Magnetic Sump Plug

tpeever · Feb 9, 2013

Does anyone have a good source for these? I'd like to put one on my Dominator to make draining the sump a bit easier

Thanks,

Tobin

L.A.B. · Feb 9, 2013

Andover Norton, part 06-7281

http://www.nortonmotors.de/ANIL/News.htm (June 2011)

Norvil

http://www.norvilmotorcycle.co.uk/067221.htm

willy mac · Feb 9, 2013

RGM do a Stainless Steel one!

L.A.B. · Feb 9, 2013

willy mac said:
RGM do a Stainless Steel one!

So does Norvil: 067221SS

Stephen Hill · Feb 9, 2013

Has anybody converted a stock plug to a draining magnetic one? This is on my to-do list.
It shouldn't be that hard to drill the large nut, tap it and use a plain bolt for a plug. It looks to me like there is adequate material for the plug threads.

The purchased magnetic plugs have a built up area for the small plug. You could silver solder a nut or slug on the large nut to make the head thicker, and drill and tap through it.

To make a magnetic bolt, spot drill the business end of a plain bolt and loctite in a small super magnet. Or skip the spot drill and just locktite the magnet to the bolt.

Okay, it is easier to buy one ready-made. But since when was owning a Norton all about easy.

Stephen Hill

tpeever · Feb 9, 2013

Stephen Hill said:
Has anybody converted a stock plug to a draining magnetic one? This is on my to-do list.
It shouldn't be that hard to drill the large nut, tap it and use a plain bolt for a plug. It looks to me like there is adequate material for the plug threads.

The purchased magnetic plugs have a built up area for the small plug. You could silver solder a nut or slug on the large nut to make the head thicker, and drill and tap through it.

To make a magnetic bolt, spot drill the business end of a plain bolt and loctite in a small super magnet. Or skip the spot drill and just locktite the magnet to the bolt.

Okay, it is easier to buy one ready-made. But since when was owning a Norton all about easy.

Stephen Hill

I was thinking about doing that but wondered if there would be enough thread without soldering or brazing anything onto it

tpeever · Feb 9, 2013

willy mac said:
RGM do a Stainless Steel one!

I did find a very sharp-looking stainless one from a place called "Eurotrash Jambalaya" but it was $75 US!!! Hence my enquiry here. Not sure I care if I have a beautiful fastener in that position!!

concours · Feb 9, 2013

Stephen Hill said:
Has anybody converted a stock plug to a draining magnetic one? This is on my to-do list.
It shouldn't be that hard to drill the large nut, tap it and use a plain bolt for a plug. It looks to me like there is adequate material for the plug threads.

The purchased magnetic plugs have a built up area for the small plug. You could silver solder a nut or slug on the large nut to make the head thicker, and drill and tap through it.

To make a magnetic bolt, spot drill the business end of a plain bolt and loctite in a small super magnet. Or skip the spot drill and just locktite the magnet to the bolt.

Okay, it is easier to buy one ready-made. But since when was owning a Norton all about easy.

Stephen Hill

Like this? I drilled the plug, TIG welded a 3/8-16 heavy nut (because I had them) on it and splashed some silver paint on it. I used a regular magnetic drain plug.

Keith1069 · Feb 10, 2013

Like this? I drilled the plug, TIG welded a 3/8-16 heavy nut (because I had them) on it and splashed some silver paint on it. I used a regular magnetic drain plug

Your downpipe brkt is novel. Were you having breakages at the head? Just wondered or do you not have normal Z plates to mount the assy to?

concours · Feb 10, 2013

Keith1069 said:
Like this? I drilled the plug, TIG welded a 3/8-16 heavy nut (because I had them) on it and splashed some silver paint on it. I used a regular magnetic drain plug

Click to expand...

Your downpipe brkt is novel. Were you having breakages at the head? Just wondered or do you not have normal Z plates to mount the assy to?

I wrote some about it here.. engineering-compromises-leading-exhaust-threads-stripped-t14363.html?hilit=engineering

I did have pipe breakage.. stitched it up in the field with a borrowed MIG

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