Originally Posted by
Sp3no
I have some loctite thread lock luckily so i will give it a go and hope it holds out. Im cursing myself for such a stupid mistake.
Cheers for the help guys. To helicoil it properly would mean removing the crank which is THE last resort
To be honest, if the crank is going to come out, i wouldn't bother trying to repair it, i'd just get a good second hand one on standard sizes.
See how it goes, you'll have full thread engagement on 4 flywheel bolts and theoretically over 50% on the other 2. So as long as you use plenty of threadlock you *might* get away with it...