Ashley-Wood Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 just stripped my thread in ym rear moutn and i need to know where i cna get it holicoiled as there is no thread in there at all anymore! so i can re tapp it. i dont have a clue who does helicoiling so help please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 You can buy a kit and do it yourself. I'd recommend that, rather taking it to a garage and having to wait before they can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 You can buy a kit and do it yourself. I'd recommend that, rather taking it to a garage and having to wait before they can do it. Kits cost about £20 but if no one in the area has one, you can charge other local riders a quid or two, and you'll make your money back Maybe people should add in their signatures if they have a helicoil set... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Ward Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 but what if your not confident like me and want someone with the knowledge and equipment to do it for them afterall that is what he asked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 youre right sorry if you want to be charged a tenner, go to a car garage to get it done. possibly an engineering firm will charge less than £15 too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 but what if your not confident like me and want someone with the knowledge and equipment to do it for them afterall that is what he asked It seriously not hard, id never do it before and did it useing a pair of plyers to hold the tap and also guessed the drill bit size. Its really simple buy the kit and it should tell you the drill bit size get one of them and drill the hole out and then useing a tap wrench preferable tap the hole by screwing it in a few turns and then a few turns back to help clear the swarf. And then use the tool to screw the heli coil in. Its that simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 IL DOIT FOR YOU.......iF YOU DRILL IT AND TAP IT IL FIT A HELICOIL FOR YOU.........im riding oxford this saturday ....i can show you how easy it really is......i heli coiled up all my threads the day i got my gu Dave x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials_pimp Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 I just look in the Yellow Pages for a local Engineering Firm (dont go to a car garage, they wont be interested) and took my bike there. (dont phone and speak to a salesman) All I did was aksed one of the Engineers as he walked by and he did 2 mounts for the cost of a Beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 My helicoil kit had the correct size drill in there When tapping make sure the tap starts straight in the hole otherwise the bolt may not tighten up properly, in aluminium wind it in half to a full turn then back it off quarter turn or so until you feel the swarfe break up. Its best to lubricate the tap with some cutting fluid, if you dont have any then some oil will work as youre only cutting soft material - paraffin/kerosene is a good alternative, put it in a tub and occasionally brush some onto the tap as youre cutting. If the tap suddenly goes tight then do not force it, a snapped tap can be a right pigf**k to get out, they cant be drilled by normal means and you will probably need to get it spark eroded which can start to get megabucks Once you have tapped deep enough, blow any swarfe out the hole and use the insertion tool in the kit to put screw the helicoil into the fresh tapped hole. Generally once they are in you cant unscrew them, however if youre lucky you can grab the end with some pliers and pull them out. Screw it in until its just below the surface of the material then break off the tang on the bottom of the insert, jobs a good un Remember to use some copperslip on the thread when you put the bolt in, alot of the screws we use are stainless, as are most thread inserts - stainless/stainless threads can pick up and cold sieze. No screw threads should be put together dry anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 My helicoil kit had the correct size drill in there When tapping make sure the tap starts straight in the hole otherwise the bolt may not tighten up properly, in aluminium wind it in half to a full turn then back it off quarter turn or so until you feel the swarfe break up. Its best to lubricate the tap with some cutting fluid, if you dont have any then some oil will work as youre only cutting soft material - paraffin/kerosene is a good alternative, put it in a tub and occasionally brush some onto the tap as youre cutting. If the tap suddenly goes tight then do not force it, a snapped tap can be a right pigf**k to get out, they cant be drilled by normal means and you will probably need to get it spark eroded which can start to get megabucks Once you have tapped deep enough, blow any swarfe out the hole and use the insertion tool in the kit to put screw the helicoil into the fresh tapped hole. Generally once they are in you cant unscrew them, however if youre lucky you can grab the end with some pliers and pull them out. Screw it in until its just below the surface of the material then break off the tang on the bottom of the insert, jobs a good un Remember to use some copperslip on the thread when you put the bolt in, alot of the screws we use are stainless, as are most thread inserts - stainless/stainless threads can pick up and cold sieze. No screw threads should be put together dry anyways. One of the best posts I've seen on here in a long time. Perfect description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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