joffy

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I have stripped a thread in a (M10) captive thread , i have a helicoil kit but the thread is not blind, is there any way of stopping the helicoil just winding out the other end? i have looked at Timeserts but the kit is £60 which is a bit much for repairing one thread!! i cant get to the other side without cutting my shell about,

Anyone got any ideas or help?

Cheers

jamie956

These might work

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M10-Steel-...item2575169b42

stevieturbo

The Helicoil will only wind out the other end if you wind it out the other end.

Mark RS

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is this for an anti roll bar by any chance? if so dont use a helicoil on that

joffy

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ARB it is, how did you guess is this something you have had to do in the past? if so what did you do?

adam151082

Thread lock or superglue, but we use threadlock in work and its all oil and gas stuff so it has to be right

adam151082

Or could you not re-drill it and tap it M12?

dingla rs

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drill it out with a step drill an weld a nut back in

adam151082

I cant see how that would work m8, he cant get to the other side to weld it and plus a step drill would make to big of a hole. Unless im just looking at it wrong

dingla rs

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done it hundreds of time on old cars ,weld a nut to a thick washer ,then weld washer in hole with nut on inside plenty heat on welder grind welds down job done 15min job
so yes ur looking at it wrong

whizzisat114

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As dinga has said weld a nut to a piece of steel then cut out chassis to accept steel plate then weld in.
Or cut floor in a u shape above arb mount send lift floor up giving you access to the nut.
Then weld floor back down
Shouldn't take much longer then an hour for both repairs

David

joffy

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I cant weld, anyone near lowestoft who wants either some money, beer, cuddles or all three

whizzisat114

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Shame your so far away I could do with a cuddle
Good luck with fixing it though

Mark RS

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luckily the nut broke clean off,i super glued a nut to my finger(with a glove on) and fought like fook but i got there in the end and it tightened up.

ive done it twice, on either side the os you need the front pipe off,the ns is easy.good luck

JFB Tech

Smash the nut off or drill it out to about 11 mm, then drop a long bolt through the hole from the adjacent hole in the side of the box section. Put it back together, along with a nut onto the protruding bolt. Put two more nuts onto the bolt and lock these together. Now, holding these nuts with a spanner, tighten the first nut up against the roll bar bracket. Remove the two nuts you used to lock the bolt still and job done. Should take about 10 minutes and no welding required. Done it myself a few times.