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Title: Helicoil factoid for Webbybear...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 28 August 2015, 21:06:16
https://youtu.be/RFYa6sjhh_E :y
Title: Re: Helicoil factoid for Webbybear...
Post by: Andy B on 28 August 2015, 21:10:44
and when the Helicoil has wound back out .......  ::)

here's a Time sert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHX6jLlxDmU
Title: Re: Helicoil factoid for Webbybear...
Post by: Webby the Bear on 28 August 2015, 21:14:23
Thanks Taxi

Heres a question for you then  ;D why not simply do away with the helicoil and simply tap the hole a bit bigger? I suppose in the example of thecylinder head that'd be hard to then get the bigger stud to go through the manifold hole?

but  for applications like the sump plug in tiggers thread....just tap a bigger hole, bigger bolt, washer, done?

Title: Re: Helicoil factoid for Webbybear...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 28 August 2015, 23:20:01
Eventually you run out of reinforced material suitable for tapping, but hypothetically speaking, that could work ;)
Title: Re: Helicoil factoid for Webbybear...
Post by: henryd on 29 August 2015, 00:21:22
I've got a Sealey kit that has several different size taps that are slightly oversize the normal sump plug sizes,they come with matching oversize plugs
http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilder.asp?id=20&method=mViewProduct&productid=14390
Title: Re: Helicoil factoid for Webbybear...
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 29 August 2015, 01:19:12
That's probably what was done to mine then Henry.  :y
Title: Re: Helicoil factoid for Webbybear...
Post by: deviator on 29 August 2015, 15:24:43
The one and only time I've had to use helicoils was on wife's 2.6. I was doing the rocker gaskets, for a change  ;D I found one of the cam carrier bolts was far too free and easy for my liking. I certainly didn't want to tap the hole bigger, so I bought a helicoil kit. I was robbed because I needed it there and then, but thems the breaks.

I have to say, it worked very well. Although Mrs Deviator was less than impressed as I dragged the vaccum outside to collect the swarf created  ???

In my case, the one thing I did (under advice) was to use two helicoils in the hole to make sure it had a good bite. As far as I am aware, it's still good today - well there are no strange noises.