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- REDLANDS, CA. (SoCal)
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FYI another point about the Heli-Coils is they are not made for through-holes, there is a different, far more expensive product for that. You can use Heli-Coils on through holes, though, if it's a deep enough hole. To do this when you drill it you stop short, only drilling to the depth of the coil itself. Then you tap it the same and all will be good.
If you drill and tap all the way through you end up running the likely risk of the whole coil spinning out the backside of the hole. Found that one out the hard way years back. :-/
At least you were trying to do it the right way. I watched a kid in shop class use JB weld as a gasket maker on a briggs 5 hp since one of the mount holes was stripped.
FYI another point about the Heli-Coils is they are not made for through-holes, there is a different, far more expensive product for that. You can use Heli-Coils on through holes, though, if it's a deep enough hole. To do this when you drill it you stop short, only drilling to the depth of the coil itself. Then you tap it the same and all will be good.
If you drill and tap all the way through you end up running the likely risk of the whole coil spinning out the backside of the hole. Found that one out the hard way years back. :-/
any particular reason you didn't just drill and tap the case?
Did you miss that whole part where I DID drill and tap the case. I assume you're being a bit pedantic and suggesting I use different hardware though. I felt that building it with the proper hardware at the proper torque was the proper way to do it. I also didn't feel like drilling the holes in my brand new output housing larger to accept the wrong hardware.