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<p class="MsoNormal">I am in the process of replacing the timing chain cover for a 1972 TR6 with the Goodparts one (there were lots of oil leaks up front) <a href="https://www.goodparts.com/product/timing-cover-two-piece-aluminum/">https://www.goodparts.com/product/timing-cover-two-piece-aluminum/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The hole just down and to the left of the chalked hole was stripped. That helicoil is in.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Next I need to put a helicoil in the chalked hole; it is also stripped.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The steering rack makes that impossible.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Iām thinking I need to disconnect the steering rack on the passenger side so I can rotate it up and out of the way.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Iām open to ideas here <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I did think of just using a bolt with a slightly larger thread ā probably metric. Typical move for a DPO!<o:p></o:p></p>
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