Wheel bolt woes

[Ben Swann]

Drew,

 

There is nothing wrong with using a coil-insert such as heli-coil.  Often
times the repaired threads are stronger than original.  Red lock-tite
applied when installing is good to make sure the threads won't go through -
let set-up prior to installing lug.

 

An alternative would be to weld the hole shut, then drill and retap, but the
heat may not be the best for the bearing.  If I had this situation, I'd use
the heli-coil.  The only alternative is to install a new hub.  Not cheap or
easy.

 

Ben 

 

benswann at comcast.net

[Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 23:41:08 -0500

From: "Drew Boyd" <qu4ttro at gmail.com>

Subject: Re: Wheel bolt woes

To: "Duncan Thomson" <duncan at systemcontrols.co.nz>

Cc: Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>, quattro at audifans.com

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My god what a bunch of old women!  how about actually "taking care" of your
car instead of adding a bandaid...

 

On 3/7/06, Duncan Thomson <duncan at systemcontrols.co.nz> wrote:

> 

> Just as another data point, I had good results with a helicoil on my 

> Coupe GT. Simple, cheap, and has held up well.

> 

> Duncan]