[Healeys] 3BA stripped threads Help?

[Richard Ewald]

> Loctite makes a product called form-a-thread.  easier and quicker than JB
> weld.
>
http://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Thread-Stripped-Thread-Repair/dp/B000WSEUII
<http://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Thread-Stripped-Thread-Repair/dp/B000WSEUII>(there
are a couple of different versions of this product, see part way down this
page for links to the others)
Rick

>
> Alan Seigrist wrote:
>
>> All -
>>
>> On my Atlantic, the quarter light (vent window) latch is secured to the
>> frame with a special head 3BA screw.
>>
>> The threads in the frame are stripped so the screw won't seat.
>>
>> Anyone have any idea where I can get a 3BA helicoil kit?  or is there
>> another solution that might work?  The screw is very special, so I can't
>> really put another screw in there.  Is there a way I can use JB weld or
>> some
>> other type of adhesive that repairs threads?
>>
>> I do have a 3BA tap, but the hole is so shallow I don't think a tap will
>> be
>> much help.
>>
>> Alan
>>
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