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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Heavens. Isn’t that another question raised? Are our chassis strong enough to tow or be towed? I guess there’s a steel plate involved somewhere? My MkII’s chassis looks pretty good – I believe - but I wonder if it’s as strong as it once was.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I just have visions of the Healey standing still and the bolt being towed out of the chassis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>R. Price Lindsay<br><b>Sent:</b> 05 February 2015 20:07<br><b>To:</b> Richard Ewald<br><b>Cc:</b> Healey List Healey List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Stripped Bolt<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks to all. Heli-coil sounds like the way to go. I should have stated that the bolt is for a tow hook eye. Sorry if I got some scratching their heads!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><br><span class=apple-style-span>Price Lindsay</span><br><br><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Feb 5, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Richard Ewald <<a href="mailto:richard.ewald@gmail.com">richard.ewald@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Any good mechanical thread repair method will result in a stronger female thread that the standard hole. The Heli-coil rep used to do a demo with a sheet of aluminum and a grade 8 bolt. He would screw the bolt in the hole, and strip the threads. He would then install a heli-coil and screw the same bolt in and proceed to break the grade 8 bolts and the new larger diameter thread of the thread repair was stronger than the original bolt. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>My advise is get a good thread repair kit (heli-coil, time sert, etc) and repair the hole, no need to weld it first.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rick<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 8:46 AM, R. Price Lindsay <<a href="mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com" target="_blank">050.rpl@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have stripped a non-essential bolt in the frame and want to replace it on my BJ8. I really don’t want to drill it out, re-tap it and use a larger bolt for visual reasons. I don’t have access to a welding machine (probably a good thing). Is there a way to re-fill the hole and tap it to the correct size? There could be a lot of stress on the bolt.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Price Lindsay<br>67 BJ8<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support <a href="http://Team.Net">Team.Net</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/richard.ewald@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/richard.ewald@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>