Owen,
    Check to make sure your drill is not in reverse!

Owen wrote:

>The driver side window crank screw hole is stripped. There was a hokey allen wrench tapped wooden handle on there when I bought the van.
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>With my newfound helicoil skills I thought I would drill it out and fix it right with new threads. Unfortunately my van appears to have a window crank made of depleted uranium. I have tried my regular drill bit and a new vermont american cobalt bit to no avail. I have made little or no progress into this metal.
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>Any suggestions?
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>TIA
>Owen
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