Mark,
Buy yourself a thread repair "kit", I believe NAPA has them from
"helicoil". The initial cost seems expensive, but you will need it, as
all of the studs on the trailing arm/ hub mount are candidates for
"repair". Additionally, the trans top cover is another candidate, and
coincidentally is the same size.
Once you invest in the "kit", you can get the "refills", relatively
cheap-no tools, just threads.
PS use threadlock on the insert, and stud
HTH
Mark Riddle
On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 18:39:18 -0500 "Gregory Dito"
<g.dito@worldnet.att.net> writes:
> Mark,
>
> You can fit a helicoil threaded steel insert into the stripped hole.
> It
> requires special tools that are not cheap, so unless you plan to do
> this on
> a regular basis find a good auto machine or speed shop that will do
> it for
> around $20-$25. The only downside is it requires you to remove the
> trailing
> arm from the car. I know it's not something you look forward to,
> especially
> for a threaded stud, but it is not all that difficult either.
>
> Greg
> CD6250L
> Chapel Hill, NC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Creamer" <mcreamer@earthlink.net>
> To: "'6pack'" <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 5:13 PM
> Subject: stripped hole in trailing arm
>
>
> > As I was putting my nicely overhauled rear brake assembly back on
> the
> > car, I noticed that one of the six studs that attach to the
> trailing arm
> > around the hub was looser than it should have been. Closer
> inspection
> > showed that the hole has been stripped out of the aluminum. What's
> my
> > best bet here? Is there such thing as a stud larger on one end
> than the
> > other? I figured I could drill out and re-tap the aluminum, but
> I'd like
> > to leave the back plate and hub assembly the original 5/16.
> Possible?
> > Thanks all,
> >
> > Mark Creamer
> > 76 TR6
> > 6-PACK Membership Secretary
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