i think my trans pan bolt holes are stripped.
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i think my trans pan bolt holes are stripped.
About 5 of my trans pan bolts don't tighten down good. i've had my fluid leak out last week. I got a new gasket for it and went to reinstall it and about 5 bolts wouldn't tighten down just right, and I leaked again. what kind of thread repair kits do they make for this situation?
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Don't waste time with a repaeir , do it right and forget it ! Heli-Coil . The kit will cost you a little bit but it comes with the tap and the installer ad ten inserts , from that point on all you have to but is inserts . Then you don't wind up with a halfassed repair !!
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Originally Posted by DBUS6
Great idea 8a8mfh.
Just don't over tighten them, thats why they make torque wrenches.
Just don't over tighten them, thats why they make torque wrenches.
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Originally Posted by performabuilt
True however we do in the case of even one stripped bolt tap everyone to the next size which is a 3/8 since I personally have seen the heili coils come out with the bolt
What do you do when the 3/8 hole gets striped out? I guess it's time for a new case. I personally have never done this but when torqued properly there is really not a need for a hole to be repaired. Heli coils are a good thing when installed and torqued properly. Just my opinion and I will say that installing a coil is not always the easiest thing to do. It might take more that one try to get a hole repaired properly. Sometimes you might have to snip a couple threads off the coil in order to make it work. Always test fit your bolts after doing a repair and do not force them. The 3/8's bolt trick is the easy way out providing you do not encounter an issue in the future. Good luck Vince
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I would imagine that would be correct a new case would be in order or then would be and instance where a heli coil would be in order. Though we would likely just scrap the case at that point.
Originally Posted by Vince @ FLT
What do you do when the 3/8 hole gets striped out? I guess it's time for a new case. I personally have never done this but when torqued properly there is really not a need for a hole to be repaired. Heli coils are a good thing when installed and torqued properly. Just my opinion and I will say that installing a coil is not always the easiest thing to do. It might take more that one try to get a hole repaired properly. Sometimes you might have to snip a couple threads off the coil in order to make it work. Always test fit your bolts after doing a repair and do not force them. The 3/8's bolt trick is the easy way out providing you do not encounter an issue in the future. Good luck Vince
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I just did the 3/8" rethread on 6 of my bolt holes. I was real careful when tighting them down. It worked well for me. Anybody know what the torque should be when tightening these?