Heli-coil or tap?

[aye mate]

As some of you know I am in the process of putting a new ct-26 on, and one of the bolt holes for the oil line flange became stripped in the process. My question is should I tap new threads into the existing hole using a STANDARD(its on hand) tap set or go buy a heli-coil kit. If I go heli-coil do I get the original size or a bigger size because the threads were stripped? Thanks everyone.

 

[IHI-RHC7]

Jake, which Bolt holes are you refering to?
Every oil fastener I can think of is a stud with nuts save the 17mm banjo...

 

[jdub]

Pretty sure he's talking about the flange on the bottom of the CT26.

You can do either...I'd helicoil it myself...you can use the original metric size if you go this route. If you use a larger bolt/stud, you will likely have to make the oil flange bolt hole larger too.

 

[jetjock]

Agreed. If the threads are stipped chasing them won't restore the joint's clamping ability because the thread percentage can't be restored. Helicoil it using the original size.

 

[KINGPIN33]

How about JB Weld?

 

[88YotaTurbo]

my vote it to use helicoils.

 

[aye mate]

Yea I am talking about the flange on the bottom of the turbo. I figured that originally there were 2 studs there but I guess the previous owner lost one of the studs and just put a bolt through that hole from the bottom up. The reason the threads got stripped is because I put a new bolt through the hole and it was a smidgen too long, so it leaked a little bit of oil. I backed the bolt out and the end had gotten smashed on the bottom of the turbo when I cranked it down. So the smashed end proceeded to tear out all the thread as I backed it out.

 

[jetjock]

How about JB Weld?

Owing a tube of that stuff should be a misdemeanor, sorta like owning adjustable wrenches

 

[GrimJack]

JB Weld is good for some things! Like putting handles on rat tailed files, or gluing quarters to the sidewalk.

Adjustable what? Oh... you mean crescent hammers!

 

[wingman]

i prefer to call them corner removal tools...

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

I like Helicoil personally

 

[aye mate]

[Sarcasm] I didn't know I lived in such a redneck area[/Sarcasm] I had to call 4 different auto parts stores and hardware stores to find metric heli-coils. One place didn't even know what a heli-coil was.

 

[jetjock]

That's because any redneck worthy of the name uses JB weld

 

[aye mate]

That's because any redneck worthy of the name uses JB weld

owned...
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to jetjock again.

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

Maryland's redneck now? I've been away too long...

 

[aye mate]

haha Don't you mean MD's still redneck?!?! I'm in Frederick county if that makes a difference.

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

I used to live in Baltimore when I was a kid so it was alittle more ghetto than redneck where I was

 

[87supraturbo19]

damn those heli coil kits are expensive.

 

[aye mate]

^werd. Mine was like 30 bucks, but now I can Heli-coil about 15 things that require 8mm-1.25. Actually I will probably never use it again.

 

[3p141592654]

Anyone use JB Weld to glue the head to the block? No more BHG! :biglaugh: You can get helicoil kits from SJ Discount Tools online.