- 1. [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: "John Niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:44:30 -0600
- dumb old John.... installed a new head gasket on a Kohler 20 hp command motor... got it all put back together... all the baffles and sheet metal in place... tried to screw in the adapter for the comp
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00029.html (7,693 bytes)
- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: "Gerald Brazil" <gerrybraz@cablespeed.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:48:02 -0500
- John, I'd take it to a professional machine shop. The real secret to getting an accurately fitted Helicoil is holding the work securely and having drill and tap exactly vertical. It is probably best
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00030.html (7,614 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:52:37 -0500
- coil half 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
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00031.html (8,146 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:58:01 -0500
- In the Olden Days one had to buy a large Heli Coil kit with assorted sizes/taps, etc. Now-a-days one can buy small kits of specific size thread repairs. And Heli Coil is a brand name - there are othe
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00032.html (8,048 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:31:27 -0800
- IMO if you can tap a hole, you can install a Helicoil. I'm not particularly good at working free-hand, and I've never screwed one up enough to have to take other measures. Ruined an insert once, but
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00033.html (7,605 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: Rand E <mistertwo@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:06:24 -0800 (PST)
- I was going to suggest the Timeserts but you beat me to it. Check Amazon. They had the best prices when I looked for one of these. I ended up getting them at the local Fastenal dealer (who also had t
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00034.html (8,925 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: Neil Sherry <neiljsherry@talktalk.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:02:32 +0000
- Machine shop where I worked didn't use Helicoils for spark plug holes - we had shouldered tubular inserts. Admitedly, they required a bigger hole to be drilled & tapped, but as long as the head had e
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00035.html (9,690 bytes)
- 8. [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: jniolon at bham.rr.com (John Niolon)
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:44:30 -0600
- dumb old John.... installed a new head gasket on a Kohler 20 hp command motor... got it all put back together... all the baffles and sheet metal in place... tried to screw in the adapter for the comp
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00142.html (8,359 bytes)
- 9. [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: gerrybraz at cablespeed.com (Gerald Brazil)
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:48:02 -0500
- John, I'd take it to a professional machine shop. The real secret to getting an accurately fitted Helicoil is holding the work securely and having drill and tap exactly vertical. It is probably best
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00143.html (8,741 bytes)
- 10. [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: fishplate at gmail.com (Jeff Scarbrough)
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:52:37 -0500
- coil half 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
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00144.html (9,247 bytes)
- 11. [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: ejrussell at mebtel.net (Eric J Russell)
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:58:01 -0500
- In the Olden Days one had to buy a large Heli Coil kit with assorted sizes/taps, etc. Now-a-days one can buy small kits of specific size thread repairs. And Heli Coil is a brand name - there are othe
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00145.html (9,112 bytes)
- 12. [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall)
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:31:27 -0800
- IMO if you can tap a hole, you can install a Helicoil. I'm not particularly good at working free-hand, and I've never screwed one up enough to have to take other measures. Ruined an insert once, but
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00146.html (9,282 bytes)
- 13. [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: mistertwo at sbcglobal.net (Rand E)
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:06:24 -0800 (PST)
- I was going to suggest the Timeserts but you beat me to it. Check Amazon. They had the best prices when I looked for one of these. I ended up getting them at the local Fastenal dealer (who also had t
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00147.html (10,062 bytes)
- 14. [Shop-talk] installing a helicoil (score: 1)
- Author: neiljsherry at talktalk.net (Neil Sherry)
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:02:32 +0000
- Machine shop where I worked didn't use Helicoils for spark plug holes - we had shouldered tubular inserts. Admitedly, they required a bigger hole to be drilled & tapped, but as long as the head had e
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00148.html (11,241 bytes)
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