Questions tagged [stripped-thread]
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What options do I have if I've stripped the threads for my Helicoil repair?
A while back I had repaired a stripped thread on my aluminium timing chain cover with a M6x1.0 Helicoil. This involved:
drilling out the damaged thread
tapping a slightly larger M8x1.0 internal thread
screwing in the M6x1.0 Helicoil
Lately I…
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What are the options for repairing threaded bolt hole without drilling
I have a bolt hole in a head that's stripped. The hole takes a M7 bolt, should be tightened to 17NM, and is used to fasten a water pipe onto the head. The bolt just spins when I try to tighten to torque. It's in a hard to reach and see spot, so even…
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Helicoil to long for hole
I've stripped a M5 thread in a 3mm thick motorcycle swingarm. The thread inserts I have are about 5mm long and when inserted into some 3mm scrap they overhang the other side by about 2.8mm. Since the swingarm is made out of a box section, I can't…
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