Chip Kigar wrote:
> A couple of months back, in an effort to fix an oil leak, I replaced the oil
> pan gasket with the engine (a 1500) in place. When I re-attached the oil pan
> to the block, the front center cap screw was a 'spinner'. I took it back
> out and found (I believe) that it have previously been 'repaired' with a
> helicoil. I think this is the case as I unthreaded what seemed like a
> spring from the threads.
Any chance you just perfectly recovered the stripped thread? It's
been done. ;>
> What would be the most effective permanent repair, preferably on that can be
> done 'in place'? How difficult/risky/effective would it be to tap the hole
> and put a stud in?
Self tapping metal screw. Done.
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