Mark,
You can fit a helicoil threaded steel insert into the stripped hole. It
requires special tools that are not cheap, so unless you plan to do this on
a regular basis find a good auto machine or speed shop that will do it for
around $20-$25. The only downside is it requires you to remove the trailing
arm from the car. I know it's not something you look forward to, especially
for a threaded stud, but it is not all that difficult either.
Greg
CD6250L
Chapel Hill, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Creamer" <mcreamer@earthlink.net>
To: "'6pack'" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 5:13 PM
Subject: stripped hole in trailing arm
> As I was putting my nicely overhauled rear brake assembly back on the
> car, I noticed that one of the six studs that attach to the trailing arm
> around the hub was looser than it should have been. Closer inspection
> showed that the hole has been stripped out of the aluminum. What's my
> best bet here? Is there such thing as a stud larger on one end than the
> other? I figured I could drill out and re-tap the aluminum, but I'd like
> to leave the back plate and hub assembly the original 5/16. Possible?
> Thanks all,
>
> Mark Creamer
> 76 TR6
> 6-PACK Membership Secretary
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