Mr_Pitbull Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Ok so i've had my Python 4 days already.....bought some Echo CNC brake clamps and the bolts that came with them were stupidly short, about the same length as what you would use for a Magura brake leaver (pretty short). Tightened them up and BANG, 1 thread hole gone......tightened other 1 BANG thats gone.......I used a standard Magura bolt, which was of decent length, obviously it tightened right down to the bottom and nothing could possibly move the clamps, well you'd have thought so, i put some pressure by pedalhopping a gap, and surprisingly the clamps moved outer line. The left sided clamp threads are fine (i think). I didn't want to make the same mistake again by using these short bolts that came with the clamps, i decided to thread in a standard Magura bolt (by that i mean long and normal) it threaded in really hard at first on both mount holes, i thought i was going to thread it, as it was really tight on its way down (is this normal?) Anyways, would you recomend getting all 4 bolt mounts helicoiled to be extra safe! or just the 2 that are Fcuked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 I'd get them all done whilest your at it. The extra cost to do one or two more would be vertually nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Pitbull Posted May 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 A helicoils a steel thread isnt it, so surely it would be so much stronger than Dengs crap alu bollox. anybody know what size i will need them helicoiling to.......M4? M5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 M5 x0.8 Biff Do it yourself! Much cheaper, buy a kit, 5.2mm drill bit, and helicoil it yoursel. Really easy, if you need any help on doing it catch me on msn, I did all the mounts in my t-rex when they stripped,, piece of cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Goch Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 The bolts are probably shorter for a reason, you said the magura ones didn't tighten enough, probably because they where touching the frame. From this I imagine the clamps have a thinner profile, so you will probably have to use the Echo bolts.Carefull not to overtighten them, they only need to be tight, don't go crazy on them!Hope it works out for you in the end.Alun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Pitbull Posted May 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 WOOOOOOOO Steel helicoil inserts today! by this amazing Engineer in Peniston! he can do everything. If anybody else has threaded there frame or anything i will recomend this guy to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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