which helicoil kit for 97 caliper bolts

olivedrabcj7 · Dec 2, 2005

1997 xj. which helicoil kit do i want to buy? ive got 2 stripped caliper bolts (one on each side) so which kit fits? ive seen the ones at autozone and they come with the tap and threads and bit but i dont know how to tell which one i need.

Thayer · Dec 2, 2005

Are the threads on your bolt stripped or is the head stripped? Don't you just get the kit that is the size of the bolt?

XJ_ranger · Dec 2, 2005

olivedrabcj7 said:
1997 xj. which helicoil kit do i want to buy? ive got 2 stripped caliper bolts (one on each side) so which kit fits? ive seen the ones at autozone and they come with the tap and threads and bit but i dont know how to tell which one i need.

so your knuckle is striped out? or the caliper is?

hpw much are new calipers? for my d44 (much larger caliper) they were something like $30 a piece with a $10 core...

a helicoil kit is like 20.00.... might as well buy new calipers...

Thayer · Dec 3, 2005

I probably got ripped off, but when I had to get the 10-32 helicoil kit from Napa this past summer, it was $40. Ouch.

olivedrabcj7 · Dec 3, 2005

my knuckles are what stripped. i dont what size the bolts are. its a 97. hoping somebody has the info i need.

Kejtar · Dec 3, 2005

XJ_ranger said:
so your knuckle is striped out? or the caliper is?

hpw much are new calipers? for my d44 (much larger caliper) they were something like $30 a piece with a $10 core...

where would you strip a thread in the caliper that you could helicoil????

1997 xj. which helicoil kit do i want to buy? ive got 2 stripped caliper bolts (one on each side) so which kit fits? ive seen the ones at autozone and they come with the tap and threads and bit but i dont know how to tell which one i need.

Did you try to search?? Anyways it's m8 1.25 Also when you get the helicoil get the whole kit: tap drill bit and inserts as the tap is nonstandard thread for the inserts. I think I paid something like $23 or so @ AutoZone (they got it under a differnt name)

Dirk Pitt · Dec 3, 2005

Kejtar said:
Did you try to search?? Anyways it's m8 1.25 Also when you get the helicoil get the whole kit: tap drill bit and inserts as the tap is nonstandard thread for the inserts. I think I paid something like $23 or so @ AutoZone (they got it under a differnt name)

Kit P/N 25628 @ Autozone. Had one in my toolbox. Just did it last month.

The kits I found around here didn't come with a drill. You will need a 21/64.

Everything else is included. Each kit contains at least 3 helicoils.

HTH

olivedrabcj7 · Dec 3, 2005

Kejtar said:
where would you strip a thread in the caliper that you could helicoil????

thats kinda what i was thinking too :wierd:

Kejtar said:
Did you try to search?? Anyways it's m8 1.25 Also when you get the helicoil get the whole kit: tap drill bit and inserts as the tap is nonstandard thread for the inserts. I think I paid something like $23 or so @ AutoZone (they got it under a differnt name)

yeah i searched and the best i could come up with is that its a common problem and that people use heli coils to fix them but no definite answers on the size used for the 97. thanks for the info!! :wave:

Kejtar · Dec 3, 2005

Dirk Pitt said:
Kit P/N 25628 @ Autozone. Had one in my toolbox. Just did it last month.

The kits I found around here didn't come with a drill. You will need a 21/64.

Everything else is included. Each kit contains at least 3 helicoils.

HTH

Maybe you're right on the drill bit. I do know though that the tap is unique and different from the taps you'd have in your tap and die set (I called and asked helicoil folks about it).

Ramsey · Dec 3, 2005

meet me at superlift tomorrow and i'll give ya mine from when i had to do it

5-90 · Dec 3, 2005

Thayer said:
I probably got ripped off, but when I had to get the 10-32 helicoil kit from Napa this past summer, it was $40. Ouch.

Nope, that's about right. Heli-Coils ain't cheap - never are. There's a good reason why I don't keep anymore on hand than I've got left over from other jobs...

5-90

Bradlybob · Dec 3, 2005

Wow I thought I was the only one who had stripped the threads in the knuckle. I've got a 8mm helicoil kit sitting around too! Started using a torque wrench and I stopped stripping bolts/threads, as often anyways.

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