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RE: Stripped Alloy Bolt Hole

To: <larry.g.unger@lmco.com>, "MG List" <mgs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: RE: Stripped Alloy Bolt Hole
From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 97 10:00:23 -0500
>Adrian wrote:
>
>>...[snip]...
>> just tightening up one of the last bolts holding on the oil pan, when the
>> grim realisation struck his numbed brain that the bolt hole was stripped.
>>...[snip]...
>> Can you save this wretched, clueless individual from blowing up one of
>> Her Majesty's vehicles?  Do you know where he may purchase a tube
>> of  "Instant Bolt Hole" ?  Or what?
>
>Well ... I got to thinking ... what would 'hamfisted' Bob Allen do in this
>situation ... ;^)
>  
>Go to ... http://www.permatex.com/mrktchnls/auto_main/  ... select
>'Under Hood' from the menu ... then scroll to the bottom of the page
>and select 'Loctite Form-A-Thread Stripped Thread Repair' ... bingo!
>
>I'm not sure that this will do the trick, but its the best idea that I can
>come up with short of pulling the engine.
>
>Safety Fast! ... larry.g.unger@lmco.com
>'61 MGA 1600 MkII - sans 'Loctite Form-A-Thread Stripped Thread Repair'
Brilliant!! I have a lawn tractor with a similar problem this should fix 
it nicely.
Thanks Larry

Larry Macy
78 Midget

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