Helicoil kits / ease of use

[andy120t]

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[UK Pete]

I have used helicoil insert kits on several bikes and they work a treat, like you say if you can get access to the area then mask everything off and also have a vacume cleaner ready to suck up the swarf and bits
There are other brands of insert which i think i remember Bryanj mentioning which are supposed to be even better than the helicoil
I bought a cheap kit on ebay which had everthing i needed to do the job
Pete

[Bryanj]

I bought a silverline (I think) kit for 6mm off ebay and it had everything needed, worked great and decent quality---about

[ST1100]

Depending how much material is remaining, but I'm sworn on Time-Sert http://www.timesert.com/

[andy120t]

My concern is just the drilling - clearly the hole I drill needs to be straight / square otherwise the insert will be wonky....so it's just a case of having a steady hand and a steady eye whilst drilling?

[ST1100]

..so it's just a case of having a steady hand and a steady eye whilst drilling?

Mentioned TimeSert kits do come with special drillbits with a guidance shaft on the tip...
Quite fancy but pricey too...