Ural Riders: Timing Hole Plug Fix

[@pigthehotroddog7442]

Another good video. Short and good info.

[@Uraljunkie]

Thanks!

[@MarkKratzMC]

Nice. I use a champagne cork.

[@Uraljunkie]

Hahaha - made me laugh. Too cool!

[@jacquestoupin3331]

I lost the cap on my 2008 just outside an excellent Italian restaurant in Edmonton. Or at least that's where I noticed the loss, and no, I was not face down on the parking lot pavement at the time. The repair was obvious and the cork from the Italian Red wine lasted for years!

[@MarkKratzMC]

@@jacquestoupin3331 😂

[@frankdillon6127]

Allen, i did sinular never lost one but heard that some folks do. just thinking maybe a small expandable freeze plug would work. assume the freeze plug would hold tight and not allow the plug to fall out and allow water/snow/sand go into the open hole while on a long road trip.

[@Uraljunkie]

Hi Frank… believe it or not, putting the cotter key though the plug expanded it enough that it has never fallen out, even over super washboard roads. I think they should redesign the mold to have a larger lip on the inside of the hole or increase the diameter by a couple of mils. Again… works great now.

[@jayknight850]

Mind discussing your seat? Is it the standard Ural tractor seat? If so what seat cover is on it. I had Rich Maude seat cover on my 06 Tourist’s tractor seat, new CT has the 2/3 seat, kinda cramped for me.

[@Uraljunkie]

The seat is a standard Ural tractor seat as I got it from the dealer. It looks to be just a vinyl seat cover made by Ural. I looked at the uralne web site, and the seat covers look different than mine. Not sure what else to say, but I find it comfortable, and have done a couple of 12/13 hour rides with it and no complaints.

[@jayknight850]

Thanks much, I enjoyed my tractor seat after I moved it back and up slightly. The gel seat cover made the difference!

[@alanottley]

Good to hear. I have thought about getting the gel pad, maybe I will since you like it so much!

[@wa7215]

Hi Allen, so the only reason I can think of ..why, the timing inspection port plug would ever just ..pop out, would be due to a build up of ..unvented crankcase pressure..? Which means that the PCV valve on your bike might be blocked, thereby preventing successful venting of the built up crankcase gasses into the air/fuel intake system..? I don’t yet own a URAL, I’m still working on that one, 😉 but I seem to recall from other dealer videos that I’ve already watched that there was a mention made in one of them of the crankcase ventilation being a black rubber tube that ran from the top of the engine’s front cover plate and then back along under the fuel tank and terminating on a nipple on the bikes air-filter casing, behind the fuel tank, which is where I would assume, the PCV valve itself, would be fitted..? Might be worth having a look at it and checking that the PCV valve isn’t blocked/ not working..? Although, now, that you have drilled a small hole through the timing inspection port plug, to fit the Cotter/Split-Pin to it to tie the string onto it, that small drilled hole ..might, itself, provide enough, pressure venting, for the crankcase gasses, to prevent the timing port plug from ever being blown out of the crankcase in future..? Cheers.

[@Uraljunkie]

Not sure why they popped out, but since fitting the cotter pin, it has stayed in place. I think that the cotter pin actually makes it stay in because the friction between the rubber and timing hole is greater. The cotter pins I used were super tough steel and hard, which also deformed the edges of the plug giving more pressure on the sides holding it in place.

[@epicridesandtours]

The rubber material of the plug shrinks over time. This also causes it to lose it's adhesive property, like a dry cork. Best answer when you get this happen is to order a new one. Meanwhile, this fix is a good one, as running without the timing hole plug can easily allow dust, gravel, slush, etc., into the flywheel chamber. This idea will at least help until your new one arrives. It's also useful if you need to remove the plug for actual timing issues. Ever put a small part down, and can't find it again? lol