healeys
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Healeys] Stripped Bolt

To: Richard Ewald <richard.ewald@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Stripped Bolt
From: "R. Price Lindsay" <050.rpl@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 15:07:12 -0500
Cc: Healey List Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: healeys@autox.team.net
References: <82D9E0E9-2036-4CC3-873E-A8D6F873F1B0@gmail.com> <CACOF-Tr0ncL5fVWx4eSjukMUkPPq47d1ZzXkTQq_TX+zXLQPDQ@mail.gmail.com>
--===============4894519740615170149==


--Apple-Mail=_2E174391-94A1-4CC3-9877-293D08276257
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
        charset=utf-8

Thanks to all.  Heli-coil sounds like the way to go.  I should have =
stated that the bolt is for a tow hook eye.  Sorry if I got some =
scratching their heads!

Price Lindsay



> On Feb 5, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Richard Ewald <richard.ewald@gmail.com> =
wrote:
>=20
> Any good mechanical thread repair method will result in a stronger =
female thread that the standard hole.  The Heli-coil rep used to do a =
demo with a sheet of aluminum and a grade 8 bolt.  He would screw the =
bolt in the hole, and strip the threads.  He would then install a =
heli-coil and screw the same bolt in and proceed to break the grade 8 =
bolts and the new larger diameter thread of the thread repair was =
stronger than the original bolt.=20
> My advise is get a good thread repair kit (heli-coil, time sert, etc) =
and repair the hole, no need to weld it first.
> Rick
>=20
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 8:46 AM, R. Price Lindsay <050.rpl@gmail.com =
> I have stripped a non-essential bolt in the frame and want to replace =
it on my BJ8.  I really don=E2=80=99t want to drill it out, re-tap it =
and use a larger bolt for visual reasons.  I don=E2=80=99t have access =
to a welding machine (probably a good thing).  Is there a way to re-fill =
the hole and tap it to the correct size?  There could be a lot of stress =
on the bolt.
>=20
> Price Lindsay
> 67 BJ8
>=20
>=20
>=20
> _______________________________________________
> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html =
<http://www.team.net/donate.html>
> Suggested annual donation  $12.75
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive <http://www.team.net/archive>
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums <http://www.team.net/forums>
>=20
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys =
<http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys>
>=20
> Unsubscribe/Manage: =
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/richard.ewald@gmail.com =
<http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/richard.ewald@gmail.com>
>=20
>=20
>=20


--Apple-Mail=_2E174391-94A1-4CC3-9877-293D08276257
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
        charset=utf-8

<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Thanks to all. &nbsp;Heli-coil sounds like the way to go. =
&nbsp;I should have stated that the bolt is for a tow hook eye. =
&nbsp;Sorry if I got some scratching their heads!<br class=3D""><div =
apple-content-edited=3D"true" class=3D"">
<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; =
color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: =
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: =
auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;  "><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">Price Lindsay<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></span>

</div>
<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Feb 5, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Richard Ewald &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:richard.ewald@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">richard.ewald@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">Any good mechanical thread repair method will result in a =
stronger female thread that the standard hole.&nbsp; The Heli-coil rep =
used to do a demo with a sheet of aluminum and a grade 8 bolt.&nbsp; He =
would screw the bolt in the hole, and strip the threads.&nbsp; He would =
then install a heli-coil and screw the same bolt in and proceed to break =
the grade 8 bolts and the new larger diameter thread of the thread =
repair was stronger than the original bolt.&nbsp;<div class=3D"">My =
advise is get a good thread repair kit (heli-coil, time sert, etc) and =
repair the hole, no need to weld it first.</div><div =
class=3D"">Rick</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 8:46 AM, R. Price Lindsay =
<span dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com"; =
target=3D"_blank" class=3D"">050.rpl@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br =
class=3D""><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div =
style=3D"word-wrap:break-word" class=3D"">I have stripped a =
non-essential bolt in the frame and want to replace it on my BJ8.&nbsp; =
I really don=E2=80=99t want to drill it out, re-tap it and use a larger =
bolt for visual reasons.&nbsp; I don=E2=80=99t have access to a welding =
machine (probably a good thing).&nbsp; Is there a way to re-fill the =
hole and tap it to the correct size?&nbsp; There could be a lot of =
stress on the bolt.<br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<span style=3D"border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Times New =
Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px;" class=3D""><br class=3D"">Price Lindsay<br =
class=3D"">67 BJ8<br class=3D""><br class=3D""></span>

</div>
<br class=3D""></div><br =
class=3D"">_______________________________________________<br class=3D"">
Support <a href=3D"http://Team.Net"; class=3D"">Team.Net</a> <a =
href=3D"http://www.team.net/donate.html"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br class=3D"">
Archive: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/archive"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br class=3D"">
Forums: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/forums"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
<a href=3D"mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br class=3D"">
<a href=3D"http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys"; =
target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br =
class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
href=3D"http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/richard.ewald@gmail.=
com" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/richard.ewald@gma=
il.com</a><br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D""></blockquote></div><br class=3D""></div>
</div></blockquote></div><br class=3D""></body></html>=

--Apple-Mail=_2E174391-94A1-4CC3-9877-293D08276257--

--===============4894519740615170149==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

_______________________________________________
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive

Healeys@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys



--===============4894519740615170149==--

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>