[TR] fix for a stripped TR3 hood hinge bolt

[Patrick Baize]

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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