lankyri Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 ok because im an idiot i threaded one of my maggy threads........ again was thinking about putting a steel insert in, like i did with my ninja but the downfall was during the summer the frame expanded so the inserts popped out, a bit ghey in my eyes. so i was telling my step dad about it and he said get a tap and die set, had a old screw fix laying around and luckily they do a kinda starter pack medium pack and professional pack, it says it cuts and cleans it question is. is this better than heilicoiling it or am i just an idiot and its the same thing but its just got 2 names for itplease help cheers rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) A helicoil's supposed to be stronger.You'll need to drill out anything else that the bolt will go through, so like your clamps and booster. Why? Well, you have to tap it to a bigger bolt size.I'd just stick another helicoil in there.LolThey're different things. Edited January 30, 2009 by Bruce Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 ok because im an idiot i threaded one of my maggy threads........ again was thinking about putting a steel insert in, like i did with my ninja but the downfall was during the summer the frame expanded so the inserts popped out, a bit ghey in my eyes. so i was telling my step dad about it and he said get a tap and die set, had a old screw fix laying around and luckily they do a kinda starter pack medium pack and professional pack, it says it cuts and cleans it question is. is this better than heilicoiling it or am i just an idiot and its the same thing but its just got 2 names for itplease help cheers rickwith helicoiling you re-tap an m5.25 thread into your frame, then screw what is essentially a steel spring in; this replaces the m4 thread that used to be there. This will NOT come out if its heated if fitted properly.The cut and clean thing is properly just a tap used for cleaning threads, if the threads have gone, then the materials probably gone from inside the mount, hence leaving not much to tap intoA helicoils' most likely your best option in my opinion, will cost you around a fiver per thread at most garages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 thank you for the a quick a useful advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 just went into a local trading estate and found a bloke that can do it so mods can you please close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 My mounts came threaded on my frame, but yeah.. Helicoil ***. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 this replaces the m4 thread that used to be there.Magura 4bolt mountrs are M5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gu trials Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 I tapped one of my mounts out to a M6 and am using a trialtech M6 ti stem bolt instead of a maggy bolt and its holding perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 I tapped one of my mounts out to a M6 and am using a trialtech M6 ti stem bolt instead of a maggy bolt and its holding perfect Makes it such a pain in the ass if you wanna sell your frame though, dont you have to file out your maggie mounts and booster holes too? Seems like you're shooting yourself in the foot when you could have just helicoiled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 local ghey trading estate engineers was riding all round mine yest to and from 3 shops (the enginner who could do it) (a shop that sells nuts bolts and fixings) and another shop that can sell the tools, between them they did not have the right sized tap, got 2 heilicoils for 25p bargain but no one had a tap that fitted the heilicoil. and the day started off so well with my first fry up that i cooked with everything.was thinking about buying this as well, is it worth it?http://www.screwfix.com/prods/11449/Hand-T...nd-Die-Set-51Pcthere are 2 other kits but the cheap one has a bad review (apparently the taps dont sit right in the wrench) and to be honest im not gonna spend 50 odd quid on a set that i only need one or two bits out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Can you juts not by the Taps and the tool for it seperately.£30 is a big amount to be spending on something you'll only need once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 i cant find a place that sells them seperatly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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