Date:         Sun, 20 Oct 1996 16:58:58 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt <jdiebolt@up.net>
Subject:      Re: Help with stripped threads

Before you get case savers you may want to consider a heli-coil repair kit.
I don't remember how expensive they are, I know they ain't cheap. But if
you have an eight mm hole that is stripped the heli-coil tap will start
right in the stripped hole, no drilling necessary. Install the heli-coil
and you have a very perminent repair.
At 09:16 AM 10/20/96 -0500, brian verbeek wrote:
>Bryan Feddish wrote
>
><<My current problem is one of the bolts I used to put the exhaust back 
>on after I put new heads on was too long and striped the threads.  After a 
>while it has blown the gasket and is real noisy now.  If I go get this
fixed, 
>that will be the end of my van I'm sure of it.  What is the "cheapest" way
to 
>fix this temporarily at least.  I don't care if the repair only lasts 6 
>months, I have to do it myself.  Any suggestions (and prayers) would be 
>greatly appreciated.>>
>
>Bryan,
>
>Get yourself some case-savers for a T1 upright motor. see what threads they 
>are, they come in both metric and American threads, drill and tap the holes
>in the head for the case savers, install them with a stud with two nuts or
>a bolt, use the strongest loctite you van find. You'll end up with a proper, 
>long lasting repair, you can screw the stock VW 8mm studs into the case 
>savers.
>
>Brian.
>
>
Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt --- Greetings from Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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