[s-cars] Stripped wheel bolt

[Harold McComas]

Scott,   I totally understand what you are saying, wrong app for the 
product, but....

You  do realize that for "... the wheel passes you on the highway..." ALL 5 
bolts would no longer be holding the wheel on the car.   ;-)


Harold


> From: Scott Justusson <qshipq at aol.com>
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> Ok, I'll jump in from the back of the class.... DO NOT TIMESERT OR 
> HELICOIL WHEEL HUBS....  That's the craziest thing I've read here in a 
> while.  If the thread is damaged enough to require more attention than a 
> tap thread chase, it's time to replace the hub.  I can't think of a shop 
> that would even consider thread-repairing a hub with an insert, for good 
> reason.  Accepting liability for that repair failing is plain negligence. 
> Further, my concern would be a insert coming out with a wheel bolt, 
> destroying the wheel before you realized what happened.
>
> Neither works better for this application, it's just the wrong 
> application.  When that DIY hack fails as the wheel passes you on the 
> highway, expect the consequential liability to be all yours.
>
> My .02
>
> Scott J
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