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ninnyVR4
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Joined: Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:51 pm
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 Helicoil? Anyone have any experience with it? After the meet Thursday I decided I should go about fixing any possible exhaust leaks coming from the exhaust manifold. So today I had some free time and went ahead and pulled it back off. Well first thing I noticed was the gasket was shot. Luckily I had a new one lying around. When reinstalling though 2 bolts were crossthreaded/stripped and one would tighten but would free spin if I tried torquing it down. I know i'll have to drill and tap it for new threads for a larger diameter bolt, but was wondering if anyone has had any luck using helicoil and if so, is it as straight forward as it seems?
_________________ 98 Grand Prix GTP (L32 swapped, 286whp/368wtq) 13.8 @ 102mph - SOLD91 Galant VR4 #852/2000. SOLD97 Outback Legacy 5-speed... SOLD99 Mustang GT So sue me haha
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:38 am |
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Black_gst
Death to Head Gaskets!
Joined: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:38 am
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Re: Helicoil? its easy as long as you have half a brain, be sure to use motor oil on the tap when using it. when you drill the hole keep it a straight as you can, i have used Helicoil's several times.
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:56 am |
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ninnyVR4
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Re: Helicoil? Half a brain, check  _________________98 Grand Prix GTP (L32 swapped, 286whp/368wtq) 13.8 @ 102mph - SOLD91 Galant VR4 #852/2000. SOLD97 Outback Legacy 5-speed... SOLD99 Mustang GT So sue me haha
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:05 am |
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Black_gst
Death to Head Gaskets!
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Re: Helicoil?
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:14 am |
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-red97rum-
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Location: Ontario, CA [IE]
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Re: Helicoil? Helicoils work great, just take your time.
_________________-Dustin 1992 Tsi Auto Swapped 10.67@126mph
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:48 am |
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twisted metal
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Re: Helicoil? hey mike wanna motivate me to pull my broken exhaust studs out
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ninnyVR4
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Re: Helicoil? haha sure.
_________________98 Grand Prix GTP (L32 swapped, 286whp/368wtq) 13.8 @ 102mph - SOLD91 Galant VR4 #852/2000. SOLD97 Outback Legacy 5-speed... SOLD99 Mustang GT So sue me haha
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clockworktoy
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Re: Helicoil? Its a pretty straight forward procedure, just remember to lubricate the tap when you get to that part. (broken taps are real fun to remove LOL)
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turboawdfanatic
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Re: Helicoil?
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| Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:33 am |
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clockworktoy
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Re: Helicoil?
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| Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:34 am |
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ninnyVR4
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Re: Helicoil? I can imagine haha
_________________98 Grand Prix GTP (L32 swapped, 286whp/368wtq) 13.8 @ 102mph - SOLD91 Galant VR4 #852/2000. SOLD97 Outback Legacy 5-speed... SOLD99 Mustang GT So sue me haha
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