On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 8:44 PM, John Niolon <jniolon@bham.rr.com> wrote:
> I've never tried this before... so is it worth it to go buy all the heli
coil
> install stuff or just take it somewhere and let a professional do it in
half
> the time for half the money ???
Back in the day, when I was a professional schmieraffe, we used to
have VWs come in all the time with a popped spark plug. The cheap fix
was to grease up the tap to catch the chips, cut new threads, turn it
over a few times to blow the swarf out, and cram an insert in it.
Putting a HeliCoil in isn't hard, if you're careful. And with an
alloy head, you probably wouldn't need to pull it off again, unless
you're really particular. But you have to ask yourself how many more
times do you expect to do this, vs. the desire to acquire a new tool
and a new skill.
Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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