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Topic "Helicoil" was discussed 2,421 times on 384 sites in last 3 months
Started 1 week, 6 days ago (2009-11-21 01:06:00)
by tinky1
Attempted to helicoil the middle bolt on the head to manifold. All went well until the tap snapped inside the head, about 1.5 cm left inside. this tap was brittle as F@@@/., and i am livid. Any ideas on who i can take it to fix in the North east? rang a couple of places and they are saying " head needs to be removed" Got the manifold back on as it snapped pretty level, so can drive.
Started 3 weeks, 5 days ago (2009-11-08 10:29:00)
by bajahucks
one of my sparkplug hole is striped out. i went to the parts store and got a helicoil kit. but it dident come or say what size drill bit to use. so my question. what size drill bit for a 14mm helicoil? thanks
Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2009-10-28 17:14:00)
by jbxx
Could someone please do Helicoil 101 for dummies for me? Do you need a special tool to insert them? Do you need a special tool to remove them? How much larger a hole do you need for each size? Are they readily available? How well do they work? Tnx. J.B.
Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2009-10-26 16:59:00)
by Spoolin4Ever
Stripped oil feed on the head, want to helicoil. Does a regular size drill fir in the engine bay, or do I really need to buy a smaller or other drill? When drilling for the helicoil, will metal flakes get pushed into the head itself, or just within the threaded area of the head? Do I need to remove the valve cover to clean all the shavings? Could I just turn engine over real...
Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago (2009-10-19 08:01:00)
by robains
Guess I've been working out at my gym too much lately, but I successfully stripped the threads on my Moroso oil pan drain plug during an oil change. I'm going to apply a helicoil repair on it, but wasn't sure what size kit to get. If anyone else has made the same mistake as I , and repaired it with a helicoil kit, could you let me know what size kit you used? Thanks, Rob.
Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago (2009-10-18 17:35:00)
by CaifanSC
I've seen the regular coil inserts from helicoil, but i've also seen another type which are for heavy duty things like spark plugs holes. Any recomendations? PS this is not for my sc, but for a 5.0 motor im building...but I am using aluminum heads. any help appreciated. Thanks!
Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago (2009-10-18 15:42:00)
by CaifanSC
when i was installing my lower manifold, in addition to me snapping one of the bolt/suds another one of the bolts in the head kept spinning and not getting any tighter. I'm assuming the bolt needs to be fixed. I did a brief search on helicoil, but I wanted to know if there are any tips. LIke I mentioned in the title this will be one of the bolts holes in the head. I found out that there ...
Started 4 days, 7 hours ago (2009-11-30 12:54:00)
by Clang!
The sight mounting screws on my '94 Martin Lynx recurve finally stripped out . I can get a helicoil repair kit and extra coils for ~$50 USD. But, I have been considering moving the sight up for a while. I don't want to epoxy it in place because I won't be able to remove it without a damaging the riser. I've been looking at foam tapes, also called exterior mounting tape, servo tape, ...
Started 6 days, 19 hours ago (2009-11-28 01:09:00)
by ChrisGB
tinky1 wrote: Cheers Chris GB, ordered and on way. Hope your on commission mate!! Thanks Andy Just used them as a useful and very well stocked supplier for years. Chris
Started 2 days, 9 hours ago (2009-12-02 11:20:00)
by I Love Bacardi
Cita: Originalmente Escrito por jordizr1 En caliente, con las culatas de aluminio puedes juder la rosca, además de que el par de apriete es incorrecto. Respecto a lo de reparar una rosca de bujía y poner un helicoil con la culata montada en el coche, NO se debe hacer. Las virutas de metal caen dentro del cilindro y arañan las ...
Started 6 days, 11 hours ago (2009-11-28 08:41:00)
by word1
Quote: Originally Posted by Jason_01 Good fix, Im facing the same problem Can I ask a stupid question about this pic? On my 1981 R100RS the hole in the frame lug that the insert is being pulled into in the photo above is countersunk, its internally chamfered and the centrestand bolt is a flat countersunk type inserted from the engine side. I cant ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-26 02:40:00)
by williaty
Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Scotty a helicoil type insert....there are several---some better than others seems to be the only thing that is gonna do what ya need or upsize if possible Yeah, that was my first thought. However, the Helicoils in M11x1.25 use that winder-type insertion tool. The tip ...
Started 2 days, 23 hours ago (2009-12-01 21:07:00)
by Ranger
I agree. Personally I would have gone with Timeserts if I was going the repair route. I don't think I would trust a Helicoil for that much torque. Barring that, I'd go the used engine route. Is this from a junk yard? They all seem to have 60K on them.
Started 3 days, 2 hours ago (2009-12-01 18:17:00)
by fzr confused
any idea where i can get a helicoil? i looked locally a while back when i first started having this problem but could not find them ....also, if my 10x150 rethreaded size got ripped out (half of them are ripped out, not stripped but completely gone), what size helicoil would i need to get? a 12x125 or 12x150? or would another 10x150 helicoil fit?
Started 2 days, 21 hours ago (2009-12-01 23:06:00)
by Captainfab
I would just go ahead and helicoil it and it will be just fine. Going to a 7/16" bolt will just create tighter clearances with the header tube. Plus the next owner of the truck will look at that and say "wtf is this" Do it right and helicoil it......
