30-09-2018, 12:41 PM
Ok, so I can thus see Chris G's point about why not to helicoil, Chris KC?
I must admit, my gut feel is not to disturb the thing if it's sound. Likewise, I have a better stud that does seem to screw in ok to the next posiition (the other had rusted end and had reduced in size) so I'm going to go with that first. The car is a symphony in creative bodgery and I don't want to completely remove that part of its history... or risk not having this car on the road next week [month]...
I must admit, my gut feel is not to disturb the thing if it's sound. Likewise, I have a better stud that does seem to screw in ok to the next posiition (the other had rusted end and had reduced in size) so I'm going to go with that first. The car is a symphony in creative bodgery and I don't want to completely remove that part of its history... or risk not having this car on the road next week [month]...