This is definitely an idea...

But there would be disadvantages, right?  Less wiggle room when getting the
bolt through the hole on the mount for example.  And confusion during future
maintenance (I would definitely stick with metric for this reason).

But, maybe a larger bolt *is* a better option?

Am I underestimating how hard it is to put a helicoil in?  Moving to a
larger bolt size would still involve drilling and tapping a hole.  Isn't
this the hardest part of the helicoil job?

I am thinking that the helicoil should be as reliable as the original
threads (maybe more so).  Am I right on this?

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:

> What about going to thte next oversize bolt?  Possibly even SAE rather than
> metric?  Might be easier and cleaner than a helicoil.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> |pickle vanagon
> |Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 5:45 AM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: noise SOLVED. Now need to Heli-Coil?
> |
> |You've won a pair of convex vanagon side mirrors (for pickup only!!) in
> new
> |jersey.
> |
> |
> |But yeah, I can get a new bolt in, it just doesn't grab on.  Seems to me
> |like I'm going to have to add material somehow...
> |
> |
> |
> |On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Robert Fisher
> |<garciasghostvw@gmail.com>wrote:
> |
> |> --snip--
> |> Robert Fisher was right.
> |> --snip--
> |>
> |> Cool; what'd I win? : )
> |>
> |> --snip--
> |> one of the four tranny mount bolt holes has stripped out threads.  Is a
> |> heli-coil the answer here?
> |> --snip--
> |>
> |> You don't think there's enough left to just chase the threads with a
> tap?
> |>
> |> Cya,
> |> Robert
> |>
>
>