[TR] fix for a stripped TR3 hood hinge bolt
Patrick Baize
pbaize at satx.rr.com
Sat Jan 7 20:20:27 MST 2017
Try a heli coil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFYa6sjhh_E
Patrick
71 Stag
74 Spitfire
On 1/7/2017 4:56 PM, Bruce Adornato wrote:
> the previous owner overtightened the starboard bonnet hinge and
> stripped out the threads. it is what my dad used to call "pot
> metal"... soft and friable.
>
> I know I can buy another one for 50 bucks at Moss but wonder if epoxy
> would work or maybe trying to re thread with an oversize stainless
> steel bolt?
>
> bruce adornato
> 59 TR3
> Menlo Park Ca
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