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fork drain screw bolt sheared
Trigger:
Mike, I use helicoils nearly every day. The kit you have ordered is spot on, there is no need to order extra coils. The 8mm in length will coil to 9mm once in a thread. There is no such thing as a 8mm in length. It will be a thread of 6mm x 1mm pitch at 1.5D. The 1.5D is the depth of the coil, so the seller is giving you the depth measurement before insert.
It is a bit like the washer suppliers saying that they are selling a M3 washer but, in fact has a ID of 3.2, M6 washer which has a ID of 6.4 and a M12 has a ID of 13mm. A true washer that has a ID of 6mm, would never fit a 6mm bolt, because there would be no clearance.
Helicoil kits do not come with a tap wrench. Do not go out and buy one. Once you get the kit PM me and i will post you a wrench and you can use it and then post it back to me.
MikeM:
turning into a disaster :-[
Ewan 500 K1:
's happnin mike ?
MikeM:
off centre by a touch, drill bits snapped and drilled the casing....
time for a break from it
MikeM:
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drain from top time
what are chances of replacement case covers,
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