[V8] monkey lads strike again

[Ed Kellock]

The heli-coil set says to use a 21/64 drill to open/clean up the hole to run
the heli-coil in.

I don't have a bit that size, which leaves me wondering... I bought the
heli-coil set to fix something when I did a t-belt job on my 5spd years ago
and had a stripped bolt somewhere on that.  Maybe since I don't have the
drill bit, I did it without?  

Ed

> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Ron Wainwright
> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 4:53 PM
> To: Ed Kellock
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] monkey lads strike again
> 
> 
> Ed, were the four bolts in the rear of the pump...or
> were they not there? & you obviousley took the rad fan
> out to remove the PS pump....so I would think you have
> enought room to helicoil. 
> 
>  & whats the need for a right angle drill?
>  Ron
> 
> --- Ed Kellock <ed.kellock at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> > I removed the p/s pump from the 90 v8 yesterday to
> > replace an o-ring on a
> > leaking X-cap.
> >  
> > I found that the two bolts that hold the pump in on
> > the front were
> > overtorqued and came out with some threads in them.
> > So of course there
> > wasn't enough thread left in either hole to get them
> > to bite.
> >  
> > I have a helicoil set that's the right size but I
> > need a right-angle
> > drill.  I am looking but so far have some doubt
> > about the size of them
> > versus how much space I have to work with.
> >  
> > The alternative seems to be to remove the a/c
> > compressor to get the
> > bracket out of the car to work on it at the bench.
> >  
> > Anybody out there with any BTDT?
> >  
> > Thanks,
> > Ed
> >  
> > 
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