Hilicoil ate aluminum thread! Need help.

[Dupree, Jim]

It may well be best to replace the housing but ...
A Time Sert is essentially a double threaded sleeve and they are available
in 6mm. You have to buy a kit like the Helicoil kit.
I can get you a couple of stepped studs 8mm/6mm if you want; they stock them
at the shop I use to work for. I even have a  Timesert kit sitting in my
toolbox at home. Where are you at?

Thanks
Jim

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Konstantin Bogach [mailto:konstantin.bogach at morganstanley.com]
Sent:	Thursday, January 10, 2002 9:42 AM
To:	Jim Green
Cc:	quattro at audifans.com
Subject:	Re: Hilicoil ate aluminum thread! Need help.

I'd like to make another attempt to repair the thread.  If failed I will
have no other choice.  The problem that I can not find anywhere stepped
studs or double threaded sleeves.
By the way,  Bentley's torque spec for 6mm allen bolt holding turbo oil
supply line is 25 nm.  It is right? No mistake there?

Thanks.
Konstantin Bogach.

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>
> You may be better off replacing the whole oil filter
> bracket piece.  I bet you could get one for pretty
> cheep form a pull n save lot, or a lister?
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