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Re: Stripped oil sump bolt threads in aluminum filler piece at

To: Nick Moseley <nmoseley@dccnet.com>
Subject: Re: Stripped oil sump bolt threads in aluminum filler piece at
From: Roger Elliott <elliottr@rmi.net>
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:23:50 -0500
Nick,

I used a helicoil equivalent.  I was worried as I do not have a drill 
press.  But the holes provided enough guidance that I had no trouble.

It worked great.

Roger

Nick Moseley wrote:
>  
>
> As I understand it, the options are:
>
> -helicoil to replace the threads, means added expense of a helicoil kit,
> plus the (very real) possibility that I'd drill the new holes at an angle
>
> -new aluminum block, but I recall this coming up before, so it must be a
> weak point
>
> -new metal (instead of aluminum) block (filler piece), I remember seeing
> these on e-bay in the past, but can't find them lately. Anyone know the
> seller?
>
>  
>
> Any preferences? One misgiving about the metal block relates to why Triumph
> would use aluminum in the first place if it didn't need it, but there is not
> always a rhyme to their reason.


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