Inserts or helicoil advice

kawasakiinit · Mar 17, 2009

OK LAST TIME I DID MY OIL CHANGE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I THINK I MAY HAVE OVER TIGHTENED EITHER THE ENGINE DRAIN PLUG OR THE FILTER COVER BOLTS CANT REMEMBER WHICH . ITS NOT LEAKING OR ANYTHING BUT IT WAS ONE OFF THEM MOMENTS WHEN THE BOLT JUST STARTED TO GO LOOSE AGAIN AS I WAS TIGHTENING IT UP OOPS .. YEAH I KNOW BUY A TORQUE WRENCH ;-(.

ARE THE HOLES TOO BIG FOR HELI COILS OR INSERTS ? AND WHERE DO YOU BUY EM FROM . I HAVE BEEN TOLD INSERTS ARE BETTER AS THEY ARE MORE PERMANENT ..

ANY ADVICE OTHER THAN TAKE IT TO A GARAGE NEXT TIME :biggrin

ps just looked up and oops in caps lock sorry .........................:thumbup

whitetrash · Mar 17, 2009

i've never had a problem with Heli-coils, always worked a treat!

best thing to do is check the condition of the threads to see what has actually happened first.

PS stop being a Ham Fisted spanner monkey ;-) a quick tap on the end of a spanner after going tight is all it needs

Gravelrash · Mar 17, 2009

Try alonger bolt there may be more thread further in

MonkeyDog · Mar 17, 2009

there is indeed at least another 5mm of thread, i bought my rsv with a butchered filter housing thread, i recovered what was left of the thread and bought some bolts M6x 25mm.
worked fine

lees rsv · Mar 17, 2009

You can get longer bolt and put some ptfe tape around the thred mate will help seal it

kawasakiinit · Mar 17, 2009

do you think i could tap the holes out bigger and use a bigger bolt maybe ?

lees rsv · Mar 17, 2009

Cant remember what size they are but may be tricky

Jussi · Mar 17, 2009

Helicoil works just fine i had once a car brake caliber bolt with helicoil and it lasted just fine.

amb67 · Mar 17, 2009

You can get complete Helicoil kits on Ebay for around £10 plus P+P.

I personally would go down the longer bolt route first but make sure it's not too long that it bottoms out and bursts the casing.

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