Where to get heliCoil kits online? Size & lenght of Rocker bolt?

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03-15-2004, 10:01 AM

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Where to get heliCoil kits online? Size & lenght of Rocker bolt?

Whats a good place to order a helicoil kit? I need it for the rocker bolt hole i crossthreaded (last resort plan if nothing else works). I believe the bolt is 8mmX1.25...is this correct?

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03-15-2004, 10:18 AM

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www.mcmaster.com. Search on helical. The bolt size is 8x1.25. The GM part # for the bolt is 12560961.

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03-15-2004, 10:23 AM

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Pep Boys, Autozone, Napa, ect

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03-15-2004, 10:26 AM

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mcmaster lists three depths 8mm 12mm 16mm for the 8X1.25. Which one is good?

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03-16-2004, 08:01 AM

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if the bolt depth is longer then your insert you can use 2 or three or 4 inserts till you get the right length
i picke dmine up from napa
and yep the rocker bolts are easy to strip out.

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03-16-2004, 08:28 AM

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Thanks for the tips. I used a tap on the threads since they werent too messed up. The first few were kinda rolled. I tapped it and it bites hard so I installed the rocker w/ locktite and torqued it to spec. No problems.

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