I need help. i was changing the gearbox oil and i stripped the drain plug. the same happened to me with the oil plug but i fixed it by drilling a bigger hole and using new/bigger bolt. I can not do the same with this, becuse the problem is that the hole has thin walls. what do you recommend????
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Totally stripped all the threads?
Pipe tape won't help, silicone, JB metal epoxy?
Maybe find a plastic bolt that will "conform" to what threads are left.
Just pukin out ideas.
Pipe tape won't help, silicone, JB metal epoxy?
Maybe find a plastic bolt that will "conform" to what threads are left.
Just pukin out ideas.
Heli-Coil, Helicoil, Helicoil Insert, Helicoil Tap, Helicoil ...
Also available are variety of Thread Repair Kits - HeliCoil Professional Kits, ... HeliCoil www.noblefix.com/helicoil.htm
This will fix your problem with stripped out threads.
You have to very careful with aluminum as it is very easy to pull the threads out of the bolt hole !!
Good luck and hope this info will help you out of a jam !!! :th_smiliebanana2:
Also available are variety of Thread Repair Kits - HeliCoil Professional Kits, ... HeliCoil www.noblefix.com/helicoil.htm
This will fix your problem with stripped out threads.
You have to very careful with aluminum as it is very easy to pull the threads out of the bolt hole !!
Good luck and hope this info will help you out of a jam !!! :th_smiliebanana2:
A little out of the box, buy I have used an automotive spark plug thread repair kit in the past. Available at local big box auto stores. It comes with a combination drill and tap tool (so you don't have to disassemble the gearbox, just put a lot of grease on the tool as you use it to catch the chips) and several steel inserts. You will have to by the correct thread size drain plug and copper gasket as well.
They are made to repair stripped out spark plug holes without removing the head. The thread insert is steel and has teeth on it to lock into the aluminum case to keep it from backing out.
I repaired several stripped drain plugs in various things this way. End of problem. If I remember right the kit is about $45.
They are made to repair stripped out spark plug holes without removing the head. The thread insert is steel and has teeth on it to lock into the aluminum case to keep it from backing out.
I repaired several stripped drain plugs in various things this way. End of problem. If I remember right the kit is about $45.
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